Charles Dieupart

Charles Dieupart (François ) (* 1667, † 1740 in London) was a French violinist, harpsichordist and composer.

Life

Who were Dieuparts teacher, is not known; His name first appears in a tax list from 1695, in which it was performed as a musician. By no later than 1703 Dieupart lived in London, he probably traveled in the wake of Countess Elisabeth of Sandwich ( 1674-1757 ), daughter of the Earl of Rochester in England, which had stopped for health reasons, some time in France. Your 1701 he devoted his six suites for harpsichord, which were printed by Estienne Roger in Amsterdam. For this reason it is likely that she was his student. On February 11, 1703 Dieupart played accompanied by Gasparo Visconti violin sonatas by Arcangelo Corelli in " Drury Lane Theatre ".

In 1704 he composed in London the music for the play " Britain's Happiness" by Peter Motteux, which was listed in the " Drury Lane Theatre ". For a year he co-wrote with Thomas Clayton ( 1673-1725/30 ) and Nicola Francesco Haym at an Italian opera, at the performance also from Berlin native Johann Christoph Pepusch as well as the flautist and oboist Jean -Baptiste Loeillet de Gant participated. It is followed by several performances of operas by the Italian composer Giovanni Battista Bononcini and Alessandro Scarlatti. 1711 became the " Drury Lane Theatre " in bankruptcy, not least by the successes which recorded Georg Friedrich Handel's opera " Rinaldo ".

In the years 1711 and 1712 organized Dieupart concerts, which had some success, he played violin in the orchestra of Handel lived most of piano lessons, which temporarily gave him access to the most influential families in the country. In recent years he was sick and impoverished. The music historian John Hawkins reported that Dieupart 've played in beer houses on skilful and elegant style violin solos of Corelli. From 1740 his trail is lost.

Works (selection)

• 6 Harpsichord Suites (Amsterdam, about 1701). The publisher has released two different versions, the original version for harpsichord and a second output for melody instrument and cello (a common practice at that time ).
• 6 Sonatas for Recorder and B.c (London, 1717)
• Approximately 30 " Airs " 1729-1731, published in " The Musical Miscellany ".
• "Select Lessons for Harpsichord or spinet " ( Walsh, London)
• Concerto à 5 for Violin, Strings and B. C.
• Concerto à 5 for Flute, Strings and B. C.
• 2 Concerto grosso
• Concerto a due cori ( Doppelchöriges Strings Concert )