Jacques Gallot
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Jacques Gallot (c. 1625 – c. 1695, Paris
, France
) was a French lute
nist and composer
.
He came from a Parisian family of lutenists and composers. He was a student of Ennemond Gaultier
. In Paris, he published Pièces de luth composées sur differens mode introduced by a brief treatment of the lute. The pieces in this work are organized by tone and include also minuets. Some pieces signed vieux Gallot can be also found in the manuscript II 614 in Musikbibliothek Leipzig
. His compositions include musical portraits as La Fontange, La Montespan and also tombeau
x (Turenne, Condé, Madame). He was one of the developers of this musical form.
His brother Alexander Gallot (c. 1625 – 1684) was also a composer and lutenist.
A tombeaux in his memory was composed by Robert de Visée
.
One of Gallot's works was transcribed
for orchestra by Ottorino Respighi
as part of his suite Gli Uccelli
.
Paris
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, France
France
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) was a French lute
Lute
Lute can refer generally to any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back, or more specifically to an instrument from the family of European lutes....
nist and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
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He came from a Parisian family of lutenists and composers. He was a student of Ennemond Gaultier
Ennemond Gaultier
Ennemond Gaultier was a French lutenist and composer. He was one of the masters of the 17th century French lute school....
. In Paris, he published Pièces de luth composées sur differens mode introduced by a brief treatment of the lute. The pieces in this work are organized by tone and include also minuets. Some pieces signed vieux Gallot can be also found in the manuscript II 614 in Musikbibliothek Leipzig
German National Library
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. His compositions include musical portraits as La Fontange, La Montespan and also tombeau
Tombeau
A tombeau is a musical composition commemorating the death of a notable individual. The term derives from the French word for "tomb" or "tombstone". The vast majority of tombeaux date from the 17th century and were composed for lute or other plucked string instruments...
x (Turenne, Condé, Madame). He was one of the developers of this musical form.
His brother Alexander Gallot (c. 1625 – 1684) was also a composer and lutenist.
A tombeaux in his memory was composed by Robert de Visée
Robert de Visée
Robert de Visée was a lutenist, guitarist, theorbist and viol player at the court of Louis XIV, as well as a singer, and composer for lute, theorbo and guitar.-Biography:...
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One of Gallot's works was transcribed
Transcription (music)
In music, transcription can mean notating a piece or a sound which was previously unnotated, as, for example, an improvised jazz solo. Further examples include ethnomusicological notation of oral traditions of folk music, such as Béla Bartók's and Ralph Vaughan Williams' collections of the national...
for orchestra by Ottorino Respighi
Ottorino Respighi
Ottorino Respighi was an Italian composer, musicologist and conductor. He is best known for his orchestral "Roman trilogy": Fountains of Rome ; Pines of Rome ; and Roman Festivals...
as part of his suite Gli Uccelli
Gli Uccelli
The Birds is a suite for small orchestra by the Italian composer Ottorino Respighi. Dating from 1927, the work is based on music from 18th-century and represents an attempt to transcribe birdsong into musical notation...
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