Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre was a harpsichordist, organist, virtuoso, improvisation genius, teacher, and composer, making her one of music history's most extraordinary personalities.
Compositional Technique
Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre's instrumental sonatas are among the earliest examples of their kind, featuring numerous movements that differ in number and succession from their Italian models.
Composition History
Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre's opera, Céphale et Procris, premiered in 1694, is the first opera by a woman in French music history.
Compositional Technique
Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre was experimental in her violin technique, using the third position and double-stops in her 1695 sonatas, which are considered the first notated examples of their kind in French music history.
Composer Biography
Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre was the most famous woman composer in France during the reigns of Louis XIV and Louis XV.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre was one of the most experimental musicians of her time, adopting numerous innovative developments in her works and siding with the unification of musical styles (réunion des gouts) against traditionalists.
Composition History
Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre received a lifelong pension from Louis XIV, the Sun King, allowing her to compose and experiment independently.
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