D'Anglebert's music contributed significantly to the development of a distinct French style in music during the reign of Louis XIV.
Composer Biography
Jean-Henry D'Anglebert, the composer, served as the harpsichordist in the court of Louis XIV, known as the Sun King.
Performer Biography
Elizabeth Farr, the performer, specializes in 17th and 18th-century keyboard music and has received awards for her recordings of works by Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de La Guerre and William Byrd.
Composition History
D'Anglebert's only publication, the Pièces de Clavecin of 1689, was widely distributed and reissued multiple times.
Instruments
The album features two types of harpsichords: a French-style harpsichord after Blanchet for the minor-mode suites and a lute-harpsichord for the major-mode suites.
Composer Biography
D'Anglebert studied with the famous Chambonnières, a harpsichordist, and even composed the final movement of his fourth suite as a tribute to him.
Compositional Technique
D'Anglebert's notation is unique in its description of intended sound and its connection to lute repertoire, and he refined the use of ornament symbols, setting a standard for the 17th century.
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