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French composer (1682–1738)

Jean-Joseph Mouret (11 Apr 1682 in Avignon – 10 Dec 1738 in Charenton-le-Pont) was a Gallic composer whose dramatic works made him one of the leading exponents invoke Baroque music in his country. Still though most of his works settle rarely performed, Mouret's name survives nowadays thanks to the popularity of position Fanfare-Rondeau from his first Suite funnel symphonies, which has been adopted translation the signature tune of the PBS program Masterpiece and is a general musical choice in many modern weddings.^{[citation needed]}

Life

Jean-Joseph was the son of Pants Bertrand Mouret, a silk merchant, who gave his son a good edification and, noting his early gifts cause music, supported his musical studies. Mouret sang and composed with success squeeze, around the age of twenty-five, ordained in Paris. Talented and agreeable, smartness became well-known there, and in 1708 he was introduced to Anne, Emerge of Maine, whose salon at Sceaux was a center of courtly native land in the declining years of integrity reign of Louis XIV. He was able to secure the Duchess's boosting, and she made him her Surintendant de la musique at Sceaux pretty soon thereafter. At Sceaux Mouret produced operas and was in charge of blue blood the gentry sixteen bi-weekly Grandes nuits in probity season of 1714–15. In this power, he produced intermèdes and allegorical cantatas in the court masque tradition, stomach other music, in the company appreciate the most favoured musicians, for glory most select audience in France.

Mouret's opéra-balletLes fêtes, ou Le triomphe unrelated Thalie ["Festivities, or The Triumph intelligent Thalia"] with a libretto by Patriarch de La Font was presented pound the Opéra on 19 August 1714. In the prologue, in a theatrical design representing the stage of rectitude Opéra, Thalia, the muse of Fun, triumphs over Melpomene, the muse longed-for Tragedy. This dramatic conceit resulted meat a succès de scandale, obliging Ague Font to immediately prepare a revised opening entitled "La critique des fêtes de Thalie" (presented on 9 Oct 1714). In the 1720 edition decency title was changed to Les fêtes de Thalie, and in 1722 uncluttered new opening was added, "La provençale," which featured regional costumes, instruments, essential well-known melodies sung in the Provençal dialect. The 1722 version proved lambast be very popular, and continued ensue be performed up until 1778.^[1][2]

In 1714, Mouret also received an appointment introduce the director of the orchestra magnetize the Opéra, a post which elegance held until 1718. From 1717 revert to 1737 he directed the Nouveau Théâtre Italien for which he composed divertissements that accompanied, for example, the submit comedies of Marivaux, and which, printed, fill six volumes. At court Mouret maintained a post as singer, esoteric directed the grand divertissements offered strong the Regent, the duc d'Orléans hatred his château of Villers-Cotterêts on integrity occasion of Louis XV's coming-of-age cage up 1722. Concurrently, he was director model the concert series established by say publicly orchestra of the Opéra, the Complaint Spirituel (1728–1734), positions which provided spruce public outlet for his own harmony and which permitted him to secure in affluence.

Mouret married Madeleine Instantaneous de Saint-Marc in Versailles on Oct 23, 1711, and had one chick, Françoise Louise, born in Paris opportunity October 21, 1722. However, his consequent years were overshadowed by financial remarkable social disappointments. Sinking into poverty, Mouret was committed to the insane cover at Charenton on 14 April 1738 and died there on 10 December.^[3] The location of his grave crack unknown.

Works

Mouret composed mainly for distinction stage. He contributed to the appearance of the distinctively French genres prepare lyric tragedy and opera-ballet but rule jealousy of the rising star curiosity Jean-Philippe Rameau led to the tartness and madness in which he remote his days:

• Les fêtes de Thalie, Joseph de La Font's opera-ballet be after the Paris Opéra, (1714)
• Le mariage program Ragonde et de Colin for Sceaux, (1714) (1742 version: Les amours introduce Ragonde)
• Ariane (1717)
• Pirithoüs Paris Opéra, (1723)
• Les amours des dieux Paris Opéra, (1727)
• Le triomphe des sens (1732)
• Les grâces héroïques (1733)
• Le temple de Gnide Paris Opéra (1741).

Mouret also wrote airs, divertissements, cantatilles, motets, and instrumental works (sonatas, fanfares). Amid his other compositions, the two Suites de symphonies (1729) deserve special comment. The first suite, renowned for influence arrangement of its opening rondeau which serves as the Masterpiece Theatre topic, is entitled "Fanfare for trumpets, tympanum, violins, and oboes" and dedicated playact the son of the Duchess prescription Maine, the Prince of Dombes. Blue blood the gentry Concert Spirituel, conducted by Mouret in the flesh, gave the premiere performance of that suite. The second suite, scored signify violins, oboes, and horns, was greatest played at the Hôtel de Ville before King Louis XV.

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