Adrian Le Roy - Tabulature de guiterre
Guitare Renaissance

New Release! Tabulature de guiterre by Adrian Le Roy (1551)

Click on this link for more details: Adrian Le Roy | Premier livre de tabulature de guiterre (1551) Adrian Le Roy (ca. 1520-1598) was an influential French music publisher, lutenist, mandore player, guitarist, composer and music educator. Le Roy and his cousin Robert Ballard (c.1525–1588) founded the printing company Le Roy & Ballard, and in August 1551 obtained a royal privilege from Henry II to … Continue reading New Release! Tabulature de guiterre by Adrian Le Roy (1551)

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Jean-Féry Rebel - La Terpsichore
Danse | Dance, Flûte traversière | Traverso, French Music | XVIII, Musique de chambre | Chamber music, Violon | Violin

New! La Terpsichore par Jean-Féry Rebel (1720)

Pour en savoir plus, click on this link : Jean-Féry Rebel – La Terpsicore – Sonate (1720) Jean-Fery Rebel (1666-1747) was part of the first group of French composers to write sonatas, of which he published several, but he was most successful as a composer of dance music. He wrote dance suites and in particular produced innovative music for several choreographed symphonies. Esprit novateur, il … Continue reading New! La Terpsichore par Jean-Féry Rebel (1720)

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Corbett, William - VI sonates à deux flûtes et une basse - Opera II (1701)
English Music | XVIII, Flûte à bec | Recorder

New this week! Recorder Sonatas by William Corbett (1701)

William Corbett – VI sonates à deux flûtes et une basse – Opera II (1701) William Corbett (1680-1748) was an English composer, violinist, and concert performer. As a violinist, from 1705 on he was the band leader of the orchestra at the Queen’s Theatre in the Haymarket: among the musicians there were William Babell, Nicola Francesco Haym, Jean-Baptiste Loeillet, Jacques Paisible and Johann Christoph Pepusch. … Continue reading New this week! Recorder Sonatas by William Corbett (1701)

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Corbetta Varii Capricii
Guitare baroque | Baroque guitar

New! Music for guitar by Francesco Corbetta

Varii capricii per la ghittara spagnuola by Francesco Corbetta (1643) I just finished restoring this important piece of the guitar repertoire. Francesco Corbetta (ca. 1615 – 1681) was an Italian guitar virtuoso, teacher and composer. He was a pioneer and exponent of the combination of strummed and plucked textures referred to today as “mixed” style. Ce livre de 86 pages contient des pièces de danse … Continue reading New! Music for guitar by Francesco Corbetta

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French Music | XVIII, Musique de chambre | Chamber music, Musique vocale | Vocal music, Viole de gambe | Viola da gamba, Violon | Violin

New! Jean-Baptiste Quentin & David Pohle

Jean-Baptiste Quentin – Sonates à quatre parties avec viole (1737-1747) Jean-Baptiste Quentin, frère de Bertin Quentin, devient en 1718 violoniste à l’Académie royale de musique. Ses qualités de violoniste sont mentionnées à plusieurs reprises dans le Mercure de France, mais aussi en Allemagne par Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, qui décrit favorablement les qualités de son jeu. Ses livres de Sonates en trio et à quatre parties … Continue reading New! Jean-Baptiste Quentin & David Pohle

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Robert de Visée - Pièces de luth
French Music | XVII, Luth | Lute

New Facsimile! Livre de pièces de luth par Robert de Visée (1699)

https://www.atelierphilidor.com/contents/en-uk/p165971_Robert-de-Visee-Pieces-de-luth.html Somptuous music for lutenists, part of the Vaudry de Saizenay collection. I’ve almost finished the ultimate restoration of this precious manuscript. I believe it will be the best ever! Continue reading New Facsimile! Livre de pièces de luth par Robert de Visée (1699)

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French Music | XVII, French Music | XVIII, Musique de chambre | Chamber music, Viole de gambe | Viola da gamba

New Publications : Marais, Marais, Marais… for everybody!

L’Atelier Philidor vous propose aujourd’hui trois compositions de Marin Marais : Marin Marais (1656-1728) is a French composer who was also a celebrated virtuoso of the viola da gamba. He studied viola da gamba with Sainte-Colombe and in 1679 was appointed as gambist at the Musique pour la Chambre du Roy. With Pascal Colasse, he directed the orchestra of the Académie Royale de Musique. He … Continue reading New Publications : Marais, Marais, Marais… for everybody!

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Guillemant, Benoît - Pièces à deux bassons ou violoncelles - Oeuvre III (c1748)
Basson | Fagott, French Music | XVIII, Violoncelle | Violoncello

New Release! Music for 2 Bassoons or 2 Cellos

Cette semaine, j’ai fini la restauration des pièces à deux bassons ou deux violoncelles de Benoît Guillemant (Oeuvre IIIe, ca. 1748). https://www.atelierphilidor.com/contents/en-uk/p165965_Guillemant-Pieces-a-deux-bassons.html Benoît Guillemant is one of a long list of composers of the 18th century French flute school, such as Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, Michel de la Barre, Michel Blavet and Michel Corrette. Very little is known of his life, but he was active in Paris between 1746 … Continue reading New Release! Music for 2 Bassoons or 2 Cellos

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Kapsperger
Flûte à bec | Recorder, Théorbe | Theorbo, Viole de gambe | Viola da gamba

Three New Facsimiles now available for Recorder, Theorbo & Viola da Gamba by Loeillet de Gant, Kapsberger & Louis Couperin

Cette semaine, j’ai achevé la restauration de trois oeuvres, pour la flûte à bec, le théorbe et la viole de gambe. Continue reading Three New Facsimiles now available for Recorder, Theorbo & Viola da Gamba by Loeillet de Gant, Kapsberger & Louis Couperin

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Couperin, Louis - Les préludes non mesurés pour le clavecin (c1690)
Clavecin | Harpsichord, French Music | XVII

New Title! Les préludes non mesurés pour le clavecin by Louis Couperin (c1690)

https://www.atelierphilidor.com/contents/en-uk/p165962_Louis-Couperin-Preludes-non-mesures.html A must have in any harpsichordist library: 14 Unmeasured preludes by Louis Couperin. The first historically important member of the Couperin family, Louis Couperin made contributions to the development of both the French organ school and the French harpsichord school. His innovations included composing organ pieces for specific registrations and inventing the genre of the unmeasured prelude for harpsichord, for which he devised a … Continue reading New Title! Les préludes non mesurés pour le clavecin by Louis Couperin (c1690)

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Lapis, Santo - Sonnates pour le clavessin (c1746)
Clavecin | Harpsichord

New Publication: Sonnates pour le clavessin by Santo Lapis (c1746)

https://www.atelierphilidor.com/contents/en-uk/p165961_Lapis-Sonnates-pour-le-clavessin.html Santo Lapis (c.1699-1765) led a much-travelled life, from his birthplace in Bologna via Venice, Vienna and the Netherlands to England in 1757, also taking in Scotland and Ireland during the 1760s. These harpsichord sonatas follow the bipartite Scarlattian model and are entertaining pieces, with some quirky corners and pleasing melodies. Continue reading New Publication: Sonnates pour le clavessin by Santo Lapis (c1746)

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Marais, Marin - Pièces de viole - Livre V - Suite 3 (1725)
Viole de gambe | Viola da gamba

New Facsimile! Suite de Pièces de Viole de Gambe by Marin Marais (1725)

https://www.atelierphilidor.com/contents/fr/p165960_Marin-Marais-Pieces-de-viole-Livre-V.html La restauration du Ve livre de Pièces de viole de Marin Marais avance; en voici la suite no. 3. Marin Marais (1656-1728) a écrit près de six cents pièces de viole, réparties en cinq livres, publiés entre 1686 et 1725, développant l’usage de la viole utilisée en musique de chambre comme instrument soliste. Les pièces de Marin Marais marquent l’apogée de la musique pour viole, … Continue reading New Facsimile! Suite de Pièces de Viole de Gambe by Marin Marais (1725)

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