Short bio Jean-Adam Guilain
Full biography Jean-Adam Guilain
Jean-Adam Guilain (1680-1739) was a French Baroque composer and organist. He was born in Paris, France, and spent most of his life working as an organist in different churches throughout the country. Guilain's surviving works consist almost entirely of organ music, including suites, fugues, and preludes. He is considered to be a representative composer of the French Baroque style, and his music shows the influence of his contemporaries, such as François Couperin and Jean-Philippe Rameau. Some of Guilain's most well-known compositions include his "Suite du deuxième ton" and "Magnificat Suite on the Fourth Tone." Guilain's music is characterized by its technical skill and vivid imagery, using the organ's capabilities to create rich and complex soundscapes. Despite his relatively small output, Guilain's works are still performed and studied today and remain a testament to his skill and creativity as a composer.
Compositions featuring Jean-Adam Guilain
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suite pour le Magnificat du Deuxième Ton, for organ | 13:42 min | Keyboard | 17?? |
| 2 | Suite pour le Magnificat du Premier Ton | 11:52 min | Keyboard | 17?? |
| 3 | Suite pour le Magnificat du Quatrième Ton | 14:25 min | Keyboard | 17?? |
| 4 | Suite pour le Magnificat du Troisième Ton | 15:27 min | Keyboard | 17?? |
| 5 | Pièces d'Orgue pour le Magnificat | Keyboard | - | |
| 6 | Suite du deuxième Ton, for organ | 11:03 min | Keyboard | - |
| 7 | Suite du Quatrième Ton | 15:00 min | - |
Albums featuring Jean-Adam Guilain
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
David Ponsford, Louis Marchand, Jean Adam Guilain – French Organ Music : Volume 7(CD, Album) | 2019 | Nimbus Alliance |
| 2 |  |
Jean Adam Guilain, Sven-Ingvart Mikkelsen, Vox Gregoriana – 4 Suites Pour Le Magnificat(CD, Album) | 2015 | CDKlassisk |
| 3 |  |
Max Reger, Olivier Messiaen, Nicolas De Grigny, Jean Adam Guilain, Johann Sebastian Bach - Jacques van Den Dool – Sint Jan's Kathedraal, te s'Hertogenbosch(CD, ) | 2001 | STH Records |
| 4 |  |
Boyvin, Guilain, de Grigny, Marchand, Marie-Claudine Touyère – Les Grandes Orgues De Saint-François-De-Sales, Genève(CD, Album, Stereo) | 1997 | VDE-Gallo |
| 5 |  |
Jean Adam Guilain - André Isoir / Les Demoiselles De Saint-Cyr / Emmanuel Mandrin – Quatre Suites Pour Le Magnificat(CD, Album) | 1997 | Tempéraments |
| 6 |  |
Jean Adam Guilain, Louis Marchand / François Espinasse – Pièces Pour Orgue(CD, Album) | 1993 | Soli Deo Veritas |
| 7 |  |
Gustav Adolf Merkel, Joh. Christoph Friedr. Bach, Samuel Wesley, Giovanni Gabrieli, Jean Adam Guilain, Jean Langlais − Elisabeth Sperer, Winfried Englhardt – Virtuose Orgelmusik Zu 4 Händen = Virtuoso Organ Music For Four Hands(CD, ) | 1991 | FSM (2) |
| 8 |  |
Christophe Simon (2) / Boyvin, De Grigny, Guilain, Marchand – De L'Orgue Français En Cotentin(CD, ) | 1991 | Pavane Records |
| 9 |  |
Guilain / Marchand, Christophe Mantoux – Pièces D'Orgue(CD, ) | 1989 | Adda |
| 10 |  |
André Isoir, Jean-François Dandrieu, Guillaume Gabriel Nivers, Jean Adam Guilain, Jacques Boyvin, André Raison – Noëls Et Suites Au Grand Siècle | 1989 | Calliope |
| 11 |  |
François Couperin, Jean-Adam Guislain - Bernard Coudurier, Michel Laplenie – Messe À L'Usage Des Paroisses, Messe À L'Usage Des Couvents | 1987 | BNL Productions |
| 12 |  |
Elisabeth Sperer And Winfried Englhardt - Gustav Adolf Merkel, Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, Samuel Wesley, Giovanni Gabrieli, Jean Adam Guilain, Jean Langlais – Virtuose Orgelmusik Zu 4 Händen = Virtuoso Organ Music For Four Hands(CD, Album, Stereo) | 1987 | Pantheon (7) |
| 13 |  |
François Couperin / D'Andrieu / Guilan / Jullien / Raison, Pierre Bardon – Messe Pour Les Couvents / Messe À L'Usage Des Paroisses / Pièces Choisies | 1985 | Disques Pierre Verany |
| 14 |  |
Gustav Adolf Merkel, Joh. Christoph Friedr. Bach, Samuel Wesley, Giovanni Gabrieli, Jean Adam Guilain, Jean Langlais − Elisabeth Sperer, Winfried Englhardt – Virtuose Orgelmusik Zu 4 Händen(LP, Stereo) | 1982 | FSM (2) |
| 15 |  |
Jean Adam Guilain, Nicolas De Grigny, Johann Pachelbel, Johann Gottfried Walther, Johann Gottfried Vierling, Johann Ludwig Krebs, Johann Sebastian Bach - Philip Swanton – Orgel-Landschaften Der Schweiz • Predigerkirche Basel(LP, Stereo) | 1981 | Pelca |
| 16 |  |
Bach, Dandrieu, Dandrieu, Guilain - Jean-Claude Zehnder – Orgelmusik Aus Dem Dom Zu Arlesheim(LP) | 1981 | Pan (5) |
| 17 |  |
Jean Adam Guilain - Wolfgang Rübsam (2) – Suites For Organ | 1979 | Spectrum Records (5) |
| 18 |  |
Jean Adam Guilain, Jean Jaquenod – L'Orgue de Taizé(LP) | 1976 | Harmonia Mundi |
| 19 |  |
Jean Adam Guilain, Anonymous, André Raison, Paul Bernard – Altfranzösische Orgelmusik(LP, Album) | 1974 | EMI Electrola |
| 20 |  |
Jean Adam Guilain, André Isoir – Livre D'orgue / L'oeuvre D'orgue | 1974 | Calliope |
| 21 |  |
Le Begue / Lasceux / Couperin / Guilain / Corrette / Dornel / André Isoir, Xavier Darasse, René Saorgin – A Survey Of The World Greatest Organ Music - France - Volume II(3×LP, Box Set, ) | 1973 | VOX (6) |
| 22 |  |
Marie-Claire Alain, Guilain – Pièces D'Orgue Pour Le Magnificat (4 Suites)(LP) | 1972 | Erato |
| 23 |  |
J. A. Guilain, G. Ph. Telemann - Wolfgang Herbst – Suite Du Premier Ton / Triosonate D-Dur (Wolfgang Herbst An Der Walcker-Orgel Der St. Martini-Kirche Zu Bremen-Lesum)(7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo) | 1967 | Walcker |
| 24 |  |
François Couperin, Louis-Claude Daquin, Michel Corrette, Louis-Nicolas Clérambault, Jean Adam Guilain - Ludwig Doerr – Orgel Musik Des Französischen Barock(LP, Stereo) | - | Christophorus |
| 25 |  |
François Couperin, Michel Corrette, Jean Adam Guilain, Louis-Claude Daquin - Ludwig Doerr – Orgelmusik Des Französischen Barock(LP, Stereo) | - | Christophorus |
| 26 |  |
Peter Hurford, Guilain – The Concert Organ At The Royal College Of Organists(7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono) | - | Abbey |
Videos featuring Jean-Adam Guilain
Suite du second ton: Choeur: Quia fecit mihi magna... - Orgue: Duo, Et misericordia ejus...
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Suite du second ton: Choeur: Quia fecit mihi magna... - Orgue: Duo, Et misericordia ejus... · André Isoir · Les Demoiselles de Saint-Cyr · Emmanuel Mandrin
Guilain: Quatre suites pour le Magnificat (Orgue J. Boizard à Sa
Suite du quatrième ton: Choeur: Sicut locutus est Patres nostros - Orgue: Dialogue, Gloria...
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Suite du quatrième ton: Choeur: Sicut locutus est Patres nostros - Orgue: Dialogue, Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto · André Isoir · Les Demoiselles de Saint-Cyr · Emmanuel Mandrin
Guilain: Quatre suites pour l
Suite du quatrième ton: Choeur: Et Exultavit spiritus meus... - Orgue: Cromhorne en taille,...
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Suite du quatrième ton: Choeur: Et Exultavit spiritus meus... - Orgue: Cromhorne en taille, Quia respexit humilitatem... · André Isoir · Les Demoiselles de Saint-Cyr · Emmanuel Mandrin
Guilain: Quatre suites pour le Magn
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