Pierre Baillot

Pierre Marie François de Sales Baillot ( born October 1, 1771 in Passy, ​​near Paris, † September 15, 1842 in Paris) was a French violinist and composer.

Life

The first study was undertaken Pierre Baillot at the age of seven years by the Florentine Polidori; Sainte -Marie, a French violinist, put it in 1780 in Paris continued; here the game Viotti made ​​already to the boys major impression. 1783 followed the young Baillot his father to Bastia, where he died shortly afterwards. Boucheporn, the royal intendant in Corsica, took over the upbringing of the boy and sent him to Rome, where he remained for thirteen months and Pollani, a student enjoyed Nardini, further lessons.

After longer trips, which he had followed his protector in various cities in France, returned in 1791 to Paris, he was awarded by Viotti mediation a job in the orchestra of the Théâtre Feydeau, put the same but down after only five months in order to take up a post in the Ministry of Finance.

But this did not prevent him from continuing his musical studies, and after repeated applause public had let himself be heard, but he joined in 1795 as a violin teacher at the Paris Conservatory of Music, initially provisionally to represent his colleagues Rode, soon after because it had become fixed in Russia, with a permanent position.

Its now beginning pedagogical efficacy was as it were consecrated by written by him in company with Pierre Rode and Rodolphe Kreutzer on behalf of the educational committee of the institution Violin School, whose editorial was left of those named him the more willingly, as its scientific education and its headed Catel, Reicha and Cherubini driven composition studies made ​​him preferably suitable for this work. On the basis of this work Baillot may be considered the head of the modern French violin school.

Was from a stay in Russia apart from 1805 to 1809 and was the Paris of the actual scene of his activity. 1802 employed in the chapel of the First Consul, he was in 1827 ascended to the rank of first violinist of the royal chapel, and remained even after the change of dynasty member of the same. He died on 15 September 1842 in Paris.

Also, due to him before all the merit of having determined by its 1814 and commenced until his death continued string productions, the dignified direction of this school.

Works (selection)

As a composer, Baillot has enriched the literature of his instrument by a large number of valuable works; also he published in 1835 under the title: " L' art du violon " a violin school, which has an equally wide acceptance as said above. 24 etudes for violin and accompaniment of a second violin of 1851, as a result of work of the above work L'Art du violon. A method for cello and accompanying Bassvon 1804.

  • 9 Violin Concertos Nos. 1 op.3 (1801 ) / No.2 Op.6 (1804 ) / op.7 No.3 (1804 ) / No.4 op.10 (1805 ) / No.5 op.13 (1807 ) / No.6 op.18 (1809 ) / No.7 op.21 (1809 ) / No.8 op.22 (1809 ) / No.9 op.30 (1840 )
  • Symphonie Concertante op.38 (1817 ) for 2 violins and orchestra
  • 6 Trios op.1 for 2 Violins and Cello (1800)
  • Douze Études ou caprices pour le violon op.2 (1803 )
  • 3 Trios Opus 4 for 2 Violins and Cello (1800)
  • 3 Duos op.8 (1804 )
  • 3 Airs francais op.15 for solo violin, 2nd violin, viola, cello
  • 3 Duos op.16 (1811 )
  • 3 Airs russes op.20 for violin and piano (or 2nd Violin, Viola, Cello )
  • 3 variés Airs for Violin and Piano op.31 (1814 )
  • Andante op.29
  • Menuet de Handel op.31 No.2 for Violin and Piano / Orchestra
  • Sonata for violin and piano op.32 (1820 )
  • Trois nocturnes op.39 (1831 )
  • 24 Etudes, Op posh. for solo violin
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