Jean-Jacques Beauvarlet Charpentier
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Jean-Jacques Beauvarlet-Charpentier (28 June 1734 - 6 May 1794) was a celebrated French organist
and composer
.
He was born in Abbeville
. From 1763, he was a member of the Académie des Beaux Arts de Lyon
(now École des Beaux-Arts). Then, from 1783 to 1793, he was organist at the Notre Dame de Paris
.
Beauvarlet-Charpentier composed sonatas for keyboard and violin and numerous pieces for organ. He died in Paris
. His son Jacques-Marie (1766–1834) was also an organist and composer.
Organist
An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ. An organist may play solo organ works, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumental soloists...
and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
.
He was born in Abbeville
Abbeville
Abbeville is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Location:Abbeville is located on the Somme River, from its modern mouth in the English Channel, and northwest of Amiens...
. From 1763, he was a member of the Académie des Beaux Arts de Lyon
École des Beaux-Arts
École des Beaux-Arts refers to a number of influential art schools in France. The most famous is the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, now located on the left bank in Paris, across the Seine from the Louvre, in the 6th arrondissement. The school has a history spanning more than 350 years,...
(now École des Beaux-Arts). Then, from 1783 to 1793, he was organist at the Notre Dame de Paris
Notre Dame de Paris
Notre Dame de Paris , also known as Notre Dame Cathedral, is a Gothic, Roman Catholic cathedral on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. It is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Paris: that is, it is the church that contains the cathedra of...
.
Beauvarlet-Charpentier composed sonatas for keyboard and violin and numerous pieces for organ. He died in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. His son Jacques-Marie (1766–1834) was also an organist and composer.
External links
- e-Partitions Free organ pieces. La Victoire de l’Armée d’Italie for fortepiano by his son Jacques-Marie Beauvarlet-Charpentier.