Composer
Jean-Henri D'Anglebert (1635-1691); FRA
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Born in Paris, in 1635, Jean Henry Danglebert became the chief keyboard player in the service of Louis XIV, the Sun King, and laid the groundwork for many of the triumphant achievements of François Couperin in the early eighteenth century. In 1689, Danglebert published the first book of his ièces de clavecin. In his harpsichord music, he forges dense counterpoint and a precise system of embellishments into an elegant, albeit somewhat exceedingly elaborate, idiom. Typically for the period, his harpsichord suites include unmeasured, quasi-improvisatory preludes and all kinds of dances. His celebrated Tombeau de Monsieur Chambonnières pays homage to his predecessor at the court, Jacques Champion de Chambonnières, the first important French exponent of solo harpsichord performance. Several small organ pieces by Danglebert are also extant; these works provide a welcome glimpse into the playing of the period. Danglebert died in 1691.
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Keyboard Works
119 tracks
- Folies d'Espagne, for harpsichord
22 tracks
- Fugue Grave (Primère fugue), for organ
1 track
- Pièces de Clavecin, suites for harpsichord
92 tracks
- Quatuor sur le Kyrie, for organ
1 track
- Prélude in C
1 track
- Gaillarde in C
1 track
- Chaconne Du Vieux Gautier in C
1 track
- Folies d'Espagne, for harpsichord
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Chamber Works
1 track
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Keyboard Works
8 tracks
Below are works by J.D'Anglebert that every music lover should explore:
- Keyboard Works
- Pièces de Clavecin, suites for harpsichord
92 tracks
- Notable Movement: Suite No.2 in G-
- Pièces de Clavecin, suites for harpsichord
