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Sheet music for Destouches

[details ←] French Harpsichordists Volume 5: Works of Chambonnieres, Destouches, Duphly, Lalande, Lully, Marais, Rameau, and Royer (score), piano, harpsichord,
[details ←] La Carnaval Et La Folie
[details ←] 1ere Suite ’Des Elements’
[details ←] Isse. CDO 10
[details ←] Omphale. CDO 11
[details ←] 6 early dances. Transcription by Nino Mazzoni (1953), flute, harp,
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Born: (bapt.) 6 April 1672 — Paris — France
Died: 7 February 1749 — Paris — France
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As “Batteur de mesure”, it was Jean-Fery Rebel’s taste to direct performances of operas and ballets including the première in 1721 of Destouches’ Ballet du Roy also called “Les Eléments”. André-Cardinal Destouches was Director of the Opéra and, as a composer a disciple of its first leading composer Lully.

Jean-Fery Rebel: Les Elémens; André-Cardinal Destouches: Les Eléments.

Life

He wrote a succession of operas, some of which were to remain popular for many years. Les Eléments was given a spectacular premiere, the young Louis XV himself appearing in the production and dancing several solos.

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