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Joseph Bodin de Boismortier (23 December 1689 – 28 October 1755) was a French baroque composer of instrumental music, cantatas, opéra-ballets, and vocal music. Boismortier was one of the first composers to have no patrons: having obtained a royal licence for engraving music in 1724, he made enormous sums of money by publishing his music for ...
Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" ("Beautiful Night, Oh Night of Love" in French, often referred to as the "Barcarolle") is a piece from The Tales of Hoffmann (1881), Jacques Offenbach's final opera. A duet for soprano and mezzo-soprano , it is considered the most famous barcarolle ever written [ 1 ] and described in the Grove Book of Operas as "one ...
Jean-Baptiste Barrière (2 May 1707 – 6 June 1747) was a French cellist and composer. He was born in Bordeaux and died in Paris, at 40 years of age. Musical career
Les Indes galantes is a ballet héroïque, a type of French Baroque opera-ballet, by Jean-Philippe Rameau with a libretto by Louis Fuzelier.In its final form it comprised an allegorical prologue and four entrées, or acts, each set in an exotic place, the whole being unified around the theme of love.
Lully's Armide at the Palais-Royal Opera House in 1761, watercolor by Gabriel de Saint-Aubin. Armide is an opera in five acts by Jean-Baptiste Lully.The libretto by Philippe Quinault is based on Torquato Tasso's poem La Gerusalemme liberata (Jerusalem Delivered).
Allemande – Folk German dance in quadruple meter, often the first movement of a Baroque suite. Bourrée – French dance in double meter with a characteristic upbeat. Canary – Fast, lively dance originating from the Canary Islands, known for its quick, jumping steps. Courante – Elegant French dance in triple meter, often included in ...
Steve Reich: Duet for 2 Violins and string ensemble (1994) Osmo Tapio Räihälä: A Sensuous Encounter in the Eastern Garden, for two solo violins and orchestra (2023) Pablo de Sarasate: Navarra, Duo in A major for 2 violins and orchestra (or piano), Op. 33 (1889.) Johanna Senfter: Concerto for 2 violins and string orchestra, Op. 40
12 Duets for Two Horns in C, K. 487; Johann Baptist Georg Neruda. Concert for Horn and Strings; Johann Martin Friedrich Nisle Fantasy for Horn and Piano; Giovanni Paisiello. Andante (écrit pour la fête de I´Impératrice) Franz Xaver Pokorny. Concerto No. 1 in D; Concerto No. 2 in D; Concerto No. 3 in D; Concerto in E major for horn, strings ...