Jean-Claude Trial
Jean -Claude Trial ( born December 13, 1732 in Avignon, † June 23, 1771 in Paris) was a French violinist, composer and opera director.
Life
After receiving a musical education at the Cathedral of Avignon, Trial was appointed at Notre -Dame de Nazareth from Vaison Cathedral with only 12 years to maître de musique. After a short time trial settled in Montpellier, where he perfected his violin playing and his composition skills from an instructor named Garnier. In this time he composed motets and works for violin.
To get to know Jean -Philippe Rameau and take lessons from him, traveled Trial in 1740 to Paris, where he became first violinist at the Opéra- Comique and first, second violinist in the orchestra of the Prince de Bourbon- Conti, whose direction he could take over later.
From 1767, he led, together with Pierre Montan Berton the " Académie royale de musique ", the Paris Opera. In this time many of the enlargement of the orchestra and other structural changes. After two years, they had to solve their contract, her successor was Antoine Dauvergne.
The brother
His younger brother Antoine Trial (1737-179) was a renowned singer at the Comédie Italienne - who turned to revolutionary politics from 1789 and fell out of favor with the public. Meanwhile, second wife Jeanne -Marie trial- Milon ( 1746-1818 ) was active as a soprano at the Paris stage, several composers, and especially André- Ernest- Modeste Grétry, several arias composed specifically for her voice.
Works (selection)
- Various pieces for violin and bass, which were listed yet after Trials death of Simon Leduc and other violinists.
- Several divertissements and Overtures
Cantatas
- Hypolite for baritone and orchestra
- Les Triomphe de l' amour
- Le Triomphe de Renaud
- Several Ariettes for voice and orchestra
Stage Works
- Le Tonnelier (Nicolas -Médard Audinot ), opéra comique in one act ( 1765, Paris, Comédie Italienne - ) (together with François -Joseph Gossec, Philidor, Johann Schobert )
- Renaud d' Ast (Pierre René Le Monnier ), comédie mêlée d' Ariettes in 2 acts ( 1765, Fontainebleau ) ( with Pierre Vachon )
- Silvie (Pierre Laujon ), opera, Prologue Act 3 ( 1765, Fontainebleau ) ( with Berton )
- Esope à Cythère (Louis - Hurtaut Dancourt ), comédie mêlée d' Ariettes in one act ( 1766, Paris, Comédie Italienne - ) ( with Pierre Vachon )
- Theonis ou Le Toucher (Antoine -Alexandre -Henri Poinsinet ), pastoral héroïque in 1 act ( October 11, 1767 Paris, Académie royale de musique ) ( with Berton and Louis Granier )
- Linus (Charles- Antoine Le Clerc de La Bruère ), opera in 5 acts ( 1769, not shown ) ( with Berton )
- La Fête de Flore (Jean -Paul André de Razins Saint -Marc ), pastoral héroïque 1 act (1770, 1771 and Fontainebleau, Paris, Académie royale de musique )
- La Chercheuse d'esprit ( Favart / Marquis de Paulmy d' Argenson ), comédie mêlée d' Ariettes in 1 act (after 1756 ) ( authorship uncertain)
- Les Femmes et le secret ( Quétant ), comédie mêlée d' Ariettes in 1 act (1767, Paris, Comédie Italienne - ) ( authorship uncertain)