Jean paul egide martini biography of abraham
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Areopagus Volume XC
Welcome one and all to the ninetieth volume of the Areopagus.
Jean paul egide martini biography of abraham
No wordish prelude this week; let us get on with the show! Another seven short lessons, altogether promptly, begins...
I - Classical Music
Plaisir d'Amour
Jean-Paul-Égide Martini (1784)
Performed by Isabelle Poulenard & Jean-François Lombard;
Harp: Sandrien Chatron; Violin: Stéphanie Paulet; Flute: Amélie Michel
The Feast of Love by Jean-Antoine Watteau (1719)
Jean-Paul-Égide Martini (a fabulous Francisation of his original name, Johann Paul Aegidius Martin) is not a composer you will likely recognise; this song, however, is.
He was born in Bavaria in 1741 and, having moved to France in his twenties, became a successful composer at the royal court, even directing concerts for Marie Antoinette. But, like so many of his generation, Martini was caught up in the French Revolution and forced to adapt.
He found work under the new regime wherein, among other things, he composed music for Napo