Henri-Jacques de Croes

Henri -Jacques de Croes ( born September 19, 1705 Antwerp, † August 16 1786 in Brussels) was a composer and violinist from the Austrian Netherlands, now Belgium.

Life

Henri -Jacques de Croes was from 1723 first violinist at the Cathedral of Antwerp. From 1729 to 1744 he had an appointment as Kapellmeister to residing in Brussels and Frankfurt Prince Karl von Thurn und Taxis. Back in Brussels, he was in 1744 concertmaster in the court orchestra of the Austrian governor Charles Alexander of Lorraine in Brussels, which was under the direction of Jean -Joseph Fiocco. Two years later, took over de Croes Fioccos position and had this position until his death.

De Croes worked in the period of transition from the Baroque " style galant " to. After his stay in Frankfurt, stood his compositions the style of the "new sensibility " close and was dominated by French and Italian influences.

His son Henri- Joseph de Croes (1758-1842) was also a violinist and conductor from 1776 to 1783 the Prince of Thurn and Taxis in Regensburg.

Work

His work includes concerts, which are attributable to the genre of the concerto grosso, trade shows, chamber music and a comic opera.

• Op.3 " SIX SONATES EN TRIO Deux Violons et basse continue DEDIEES A Son Altesse MONSEIGNEUR LE PRINCE CHARLES DE LA TOUR Tassis " (1752 )
• Op.4 "Six Sonatas en quatre parties " for 1st and 2nd violin, viola and basso continuo
• Op.5 " SIX SONATES EN TRIO POUR LES VIOLONS FLUTES TE LOW CONTINUE PAR HENRY JACQUES DE CROES AVEC PRIVILEGE DU ROY. " (1762-1768)
• Les Amours de Colin et de Colette opéra comique ( November 4, 1756 Brussels ) ( lost)

• Composer ( Baroque)
• Belgian composer
• Born in 1705
• Died in 1786
• Man