Jean Baptiste Loeillet of Ghent

Jean -Baptiste Loeillet de Gant ( born July 6, 1688 in Ghent, † 1720 in Lyon) was a composer and flautist of the Baroque.

Life

The Loeillets were a well known family of musicians. The parents of Jean -Baptiste Loeillet were Pieter Loeillet and his first wife, Marte ( born Nortier ). He was baptized on 26 July 1688 in Ghent, and spent the greater part of his life in the service of François Paul de Neufville de Villeroy, Archbishop of Lyon. He lived and worked in the Netherlands. Loeillet attached his name to the " de Gant " ( Ghent ), not to be confused with his acting in London cousin Jean Baptiste Loeillet, which in turn anglicized his name to John Loeillet or John of London called.

By Jean -Baptiste Loeillet de Gant 54 recorder sonatas with basso and recorder duets have been printed in Amsterdam publishers. The works of Arcangelo Corelli and match the styles are mostly typical church sonatas, with the exception of Opus 3, which consists of 12 dance suites. In many sets of flute and bass have a fugal Part In the slow movements used Loeillet ornaments in the French style.

Works ( Opus )

• Op. 1, 12 sonatas (a, d, G, F, B, C, c, d, g, F, G, e) for recorder and basso continuo (Amsterdam, 1710 )
• Op. 2, 12 sonatas (F, g, d, B, C, G, E, F, g, D, G, A ) for recorder and basso continuo (Amsterdam, 1714)
• Op. 3, 12 Sonatas (C, B ​​, g, G, c, e, E, F, B, d, A, e) for recorder and basso continuo (Amsterdam, 1715 )
• Op. 4, 12 Sonatas ( d, a, F, G, C, G, D, F, G, C, f, a) for recorder and basso continuo (Amsterdam, 1716)
• Op. 5, First Book, 6 Trio Sonatas (e, b, d, D, G, g ) for flute, oboe or violin and basso continuo (Amsterdam, 1717)
• Op. 5, Book Two, six trio sonatas (D, E, G, g, C, e ) for flute, oboe or violin and basso continuo (Amsterdam, 1717)

Second editions of the works published Loeillets 1712-1722 at Walsh in London.