François Bouvard
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François Bouvard was a French composer of the Baroque era
. Originally from Lyon
, Bouvard began his career as a singer at the Paris Opéra
at the age of sixteen. When the quality of his voice deteriorated, he went to study in Rome
and devoted himself to playing the violin
and composition. His first opera, the tragédie en musique Médus, appeared in Paris in 1702.
Baroque music
Baroque music describes a style of Western Classical music approximately extending from 1600 to 1760. This era follows the Renaissance and was followed in turn by the Classical era...
. Originally from Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
, Bouvard began his career as a singer at the Paris Opéra
Académie Royale de Musique
The Salle Le Peletier was the home of the Paris Opera from 1821 until the building was destroyed by fire in 1873. The theatre was designed and constructed by the architect François Debret on the site of the former Hôtel de Choiseul...
at the age of sixteen. When the quality of his voice deteriorated, he went to study in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
and devoted himself to playing the violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
and composition. His first opera, the tragédie en musique Médus, appeared in Paris in 1702.
Operas
- Médus, Roi des Médes (tragédie en musique, 1702)
- Cassandre (tragédie en musique, written in collaboration with Toussaint Bertin de la DouéToussaint Bertin de la DouéToussaint Bertin de la Doué was a French composer of the Baroque era. He worked as an organist for the Theatines, as a musician for the Duc d'Orléans and as a violinist and harpsichordist at the Paris Opéra...
, 1706) - Saül, ou L'ombre de Samuel (intermèdes for a spoken tragedy by an anonymous author, 1706)
- L'école de Mars (divertissement, published 1738)
- Diane et l'Amour (idylle héroïque, published 1751)
- Le triomphe de l'Hymen et de l'Amour (divertissement)
Other vocal works
- Usque quo (oratorio)
- L'amour champêtre (cantata)
- Airs sérieux avec accompagnement de violon, flûte et basse
- Cantata “Le temple de Bacchus” (1745)