François Devienne
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François Devienne (French: [dəvjɛn]; 31 January 1759 – 5 September 1803) was a French composer and professor for flute at the Paris Conservatory.[1]
Career
Devienne was born in
He was also a member of the Military Band of the French Guard, where he was given the rank of sergeant with the duty of teaching the children of his colleagues in the military band in its Free School of Music. After the
Devienne died in Charenton-Saint-Maurice near Paris on September 5, 1803.
Works
His output comprises approximately 300 instrumental works that are mostly written for
Devienne's compositions for flute, revived by
Devienne's complete oboe sonatas (opp. 70 and 71) as well as three of his bassoon sonatas (op. 24) were recorded by the Ensemble Villa Musica (Ingo Goritzki, oboe, Sergio Azzolini, bassoon, Ilze Grudule, cello, Ai Ikeda, bassoon, Diego Cantalupi, lute, Kristian Nyquist, fortepiano) and published on the MDG label (MDG 304 1749-2) in 2012.
References
External links
- Grove Music Online article (subscription).
- List of stage works of Francois Devienne
- Article in Michael Haydn page
- Free scores by François Devienne at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
Interpretations
- "Que j’aime à voir les hirondelles" on YouTube performed by Helen Neeves, voice and Samantha Carrasco, piano
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