Pierre du Mage

Pierre du Mage (* November 1674 in Beauvais, baptized on November 23, 1674, † December 2, 1751 ) was a French organist and composer.

Life

His first music lessons you Mage was most likely from his father, who was organist at the Cathedral of Beauvais. At the age of 20 years, you Mage went to Paris to study with Louis Marchand. Where he met Nicolas Lebègue know that for the post of organist recommended him in 1703 at the Collegiate Church of Saint- Quentin. 1710 du Mage was appointed titular organist of the Cathedral of Laon, however, resulted in tensions with his superiors in the church chapter to the fact that at the age of 45, he resigned his commission on 30 March 1719 administration official was. Until his death 32 years later, he did not pursue professional music exercise more.

Work

The only surviving collection of works you Mages represents his Premier livre d' orgue, published in 1708. It is dedicated to the Church Chapter of Saint- Quentin and contains a single Suite du premier ton, which consist of eight pieces in the traditional French forms - Plein jeu, fugue, Trio, Tierce en taille, basse de Trompette, Récit, Duo and Grand jeu - composed. As he notes, even in the short preface to the collection, these pieces are based on the style of his former teacher Marchand.

His second Livre d' orgue 1712 he dedicated the chapter of the cathedral of Laon and is considered lost.

• Frenchman
• Composer
• Born in 1674
• Died in 1751
• Man