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Elizabeth Claude Jacquet de la Guerre was a French composer and
harpsichordist. She was described by the Mercure galant in 1678 as
the marvel of our century.She was singled out for special
favour by Louis XIV; he always encouraged her career, giving audience
to her performances and permitting her to dedicate her publications to
him. Titon du Tillet wrote that "all the great musicians and fine
connoisseurs went eagerly to hear her... She had above all a talent for
improvising and for playing fantasias extemporaneously." She wrote volumes
of harpsichord pieces, a ballet, an opera, solo violin sonatas, books
of cantatas based on Old Testament stories, and three cantatas based on
mythological and allegorical subjects. Several of her cantatas have been
republished recently by Hildegard (Bryn Mawr, PA 109010).Click on this work for more details below: If you want more information on Elizabeth de la Guerre from the web, try this link.
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Sonata No 2 for violin & harpsichord, 1707
1. Presto, D major. 2. Adagio, D minor. 3. Presto, D major. 4. Presto, D major
A classic baroque sonata, with lively fast movements, and a beautiful Adagio.
Published by University of Pittsburg Press
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