Antoine Dauvergne

Short bio Antoine Dauvergne

Birthday: 1713

Died: 1797

Genre: Classical

Period: Classical

Full biography Antoine Dauvergne

Antoine Dauvergne (1713-1797) was a French composer known for his contributions to music during the Baroque and Rococo periods. Dauvergne began his music career as a violinist and later became the music master of King Louis XV. He wrote 15 operas, many of which were in collaboration with librettist Jean-Francois Marmontel, and is considered one of the pioneers of the opéra-bouffon genre, which combined spoken French dialogue with sung arias and ensembles.

Dauvergne's operas include "Les troqueurs" (The Barterers), which was first performed at the Foire Saint-Laurent in Paris in 1753. The opera was well received and became one of Dauvergne's most successful works. Other notable operas by Dauvergne include "La coquette trompée" (The Deceived Coquette) and "La double coquette" (The Double Coquette).

In addition to operas, Dauvergne also wrote instrumental music, including the Concerts de Simphonies, which were highly esteemed in his lifetime. He also served as the superintendent of the King's music and was responsible for the musical education of the royal children.

Today, Dauvergne's music is less well known than that of some of his contemporaries, such as Jean-Philippe Rameau. However, his contributions to French music during the 18th century remain significant, and his operas continue to be performed and recorded by modern-day ensembles.

Compositions featuring Antoine Dauvergne

#	Name	Duration	Genre	Year
1	Polyxène, opera		Opera	1763
2	Hercule Mourant, opera in 5 acts	70:57 min	Opera	1761
3	Canente, opera		Opera	1760
4	Enée et Lavinie (Aeneas and Lavinia), opera		Opera	1758
5	Concert de simphonies for 2 violins, viola & bass No. 2 in F major, Op.3/2	22:23 min	Chamber Music	1751
6	Sonata for violin & continuo in A minor, Op. 2/12	9:20 min	Chamber Music	1739
7	Concert de simphonies No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 3/1	17:53 min	Orchestral	-
8	Concert de simphonies No. 4 in A major, Op. 4/2	23:54 min	Orchestral	-
9	La vénitienne, comédie-ballet		Ballet	-
10	Les Amours de tempé, opera		Opera	-
11	Les Troqueurs, opera bouffon	51:30 min	Opera	-
12	Trio Sonata for 2 violins & continuo in A major, Op. 1/4	8:45 min	Chamber Music	-
13	Trio Sonata for 2 violins & continuo in G minor, Op. 1/6	12:28 min	Chamber Music	-

Albums featuring Antoine Dauvergne

#	Name album	Year	Music label
1	Ensemble Quentin Le Jeune, Jean-Pierre Guignon (2), Antoine Dauvergne, Julien-Amable Mathieu – Le Violon de Madame Adélaïde(CD, Album)	2018	Calliope
2	Antoine Dauvergne / Les Agrémens, Guy Van Waas – La Vénitienne(2×CD, Album)	2012	Ricercar
3	Antoine Dauvergne / Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset – Hercule Mourant(2×CD, Album, Stereo)	2012	Aparté
4	Antoine Dauvergne, Cappella Coloniensis, William Christie – Les Troqueurs (Opera Bouffon)	1994	Harmonia Mundi France
5	Antoine Dauvergne, Concerto Köln – Concerts De Simphonies	1994	Fnac Music
6	Antoine Dauvergne, Cappella Coloniensis, William Christie – Les Troqueurs (Excerpts)(CD, Single, Promo)	1994	Harmonia Mundi
7	Antoine Dauvergne, Ensemble Instrumental De Grenoble – Trois Concerts De Simphonies A Quatre Parties(LP, Album)	1978	Arion
8	Antoine Dauvergne, Michèle Pena, Isabel Garcisanz, Philip Langridge, Ensemble Instrumental De France, Jean-Pierre Wallez – La Coquette Trompée(LP)	1975	Decca
9	Antoine D'Auvergne, Jacques Herbillon, Gerard Dunan, Françoise Garner, Eliane Lublin, Jean-Louis Petit Chamber Orchestra – Les Troqueurs	1967	Ace Of Diamonds
10	Jean-Joseph Mouret / Joseph Bodin de Boismortier / Antoine Dauvergne - Orchestre De Chambre Gérard Cartigny – Concerts De Sinfonies En France Au XVIIIe Siècle	1961	BAM
11	François Couperin, Jacques Aubert (2), Antoine Dauvergne, Orchestre De Chambre Jean-François Paillard – Concert Français	1959	Erato

Videos featuring Antoine Dauvergne

Antoine Dauvergne (1713-1797) - Concerts de simphonies (Concerto Köln)

Antoine Dauvergne (1713-1797)

Concerts de simphonies (Concerto Köln)

Composed By – Antoine Dauvergne

Ensemble – Concerto Köln

Tracklist:

Deuxième Concert De Simphonies Oeuvre III No 2 En Fa Majeur

1 Ouverture (Grave - Presto)

2 Minuetto Gratioso -

A Concert Of 18th Century French Music by Francois Couperin; Jacques Aubert; Antoine Dauvergne;

00:00 1. Parnassus Or The Apotheosis Of Corelli - François Couperin

11:40 2. The Imperial - François Couperin

22:39 3. Concerto For Four Violins, Op. 17 No. 6 In G-Minor - Jacques Aubert

32:49 4. Third Concerto Of The Four-Part Symphonies, Op. 4,

Antoine Dauvergne (1713-1797) - Hercule Mourant, tragedia lírica en 5 actos

Antoine Dauvergne (1713-1797)

Hercule Mourant, tragedia lírica en 5 actos

Hercule Mourant, tragedia lírica en 5 actos, representada en la academia real de música, el 3 de abril de 1761. Libreto de Jean-François Marmontel y música de Antoine Dauvergne.