Joseph-Hector Fiocco

Joseph Hector Fiocco, ( born January 20, 1703 Brussels, † June 22, 1741 ibid ) was a violinist and composer of the Habsburg Netherlands.

Life

His father Pietro Antonio Fiocco, composer himself, came from Venice and settled down in 1682 in Brussels, which was the capital of the Habsburg Netherlands at that time. Joseph -Hector was taught by his father and by his older half-brother. He was a violinist and choirmaster at the cathedral of Antwerp. In 1737 he returned to Brussels and took over the post of choirmaster at St. Michael and Gudula. Just four years later he died.

Fiocco was the most important Flemish composer in the first half of the 18th century. His music combines the Italian and French style, they already contains elements of the galant style. Fiocco was considered a universal talent, in addition to his musical activities, he was a teacher of ancient Greek and Latin, and dealt with the violin.

Works (selection)

• Many religious vocal works: motets, masses, " leçons de ténèbres " several Lamentationes ( " funeral music " ) for Holy Week. They were not printed during his lifetime and have been preserved as manuscripts.
• Pièces de clavecin Opus 1 (Brussels 1730): Suites for Harpsichord, partly in Italian and partly in the French style, is leaning against François Couperin.
• Fioccos disclosed work, a common in various versions of Allegro for violin with piano or ensemble accompaniment, it is the processing of a set of the first harpsichord suite of Pièces de clavecin the op 1