Jacques Aubert, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jacques Aubert

French composer and violinist

Date of Birth: 30-Sep-1689

Place of Birth: Paris, ĂŽle-de-France, France

Date of Death: 19-May-1753

Profession: composer, concertmaster, choreographer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Jacques Aubert

  • Jacques Aubert (30 September 1689 – 19 May 1753), also known as Jacques Aubert le Vieux (Jacques Aubert the Elder), was a French composer and violinist.Aubert was born in Paris and became a student of Jean Baptiste SenaillĂ©.
  • His first position was as violinist in the service of the Prince of CondĂ©.
  • Thereafter he was a member of the Vingt-quatre Violons du Roy.
  • From 1728 to 1752, he was the first violinist at the Paris OpĂ©ra.He regularly and successfully appeared for a dozen years beginning in 1729 at the Concert Spirituel with, among other works, concertos for violin and orchestra of his own composition. Together with Jean-Joseph CassanĂ©a de Mondonville and Jean-Marie Leclair, Aubert brought the zest of Italian violin virtuosity into the French musical fare of their time.
  • He died in Belleville. Aubert's father, Jean was a member of the 24 Violins du Roi until his death in 1710, his son succeeded him and became an immediate pivot point for music in Belleville. In 1727, Aubert replaced Noel Converset, a well-respected violinist in the du Roi.
  • He served within the years until 1746.
  • Within a year, he took a member slot with Academie Royale and was the first Violinist there, he remained there until he earned himself a position at the Concert Spirituel in 1729. His son, Louis Aubert (painter) (1720-c.1800), was also a violinist and composer.
  • Another son, Jean-Louis Aubert (1731–1814) was a dramatist, poet and journalist, also known as the AbbĂ© Aubert.
  • Aubert's oldest son; Louis, was greatly influenced by the Italian style of music.
  • As a back desk violinist, he played a major role in showing how much impact his father had on his very own format & techniques in music.
  • With such drive in styles within Italian methodology, he participated in many startup Concertos and Sonatas. Aubert highlighted many French elements in his music also.
  • Using elements such as the Gavotte, Menuet and other forms, he achieved the slow muddle movements fully written out and published them as solo pieces to the people.

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