Biography of Joseph Bodin de Boismortier (1689-1755)

23.12.1689
Born in Thionville (Moselle)
1713
Collector for the Royal Tobacco Excise Office in Perpignan
1720
Moves to Metz and marriage with Marie Valette
29.02.1724
Get´s the Royal privilege to publish sheet music
1727
Six Concerti for 5 flutes
1740
Writes the today lost flute method Prinipes de flûte
28.10.1755
Dies in Roissy-en-Brie

Sheet music for flute:

Sonate opus XXXIV/6 (a-moll)
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(3 flutes (3 violins (3 recorders)), cello, piano)
Rating: easy
  1. Adagio
  2. Allegro
  3. Largo
  4. Allegro
Suite 35, No. 2 (G-Dur)
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(flute, cello basso continuo, piano basso continuo)
Rating: easy
  1. Prelude (Lentement)
  2. Bourree
  3. Musette en Rondeau (Gracieusement)
  4. Gigue
  5. Rigaudon
  6. 2e Rigaudon
First edition in Paris 1731

CDs with/from Joseph Bodin de Boismortier

The Soloists o Concert Spirituel
Boismortier - Six Concertos for Five Flutes (1997)
    Concerto in E minor op. 15, No. 6:
  1. Adagio (02:56:00)
  2. Allegro (02:42:00)
  3. Allegro (02:51:00)
  4. Concerto in D major, op. 15 No. 3:
  5. Allegro (02:02:00)
  6. Adagio (03:04:00)
  7. Allegro (03:02:00)
  8. Concerto in A minor, op. 15 No. 2:
  9. Allegro (02:57:00)
  10. Largo (02:40:00)
  11. Allegro (02:48:00)
  12. Concerto in A major, op. 15, No.5:
  13. Allegro (02:16:00)
  14. Affettuoso (02:04:00)
  15. Allegro (03:10:00)
  16. Concerto in B minor, op. 15, No. 4:
  17. Adagio (02:42:00)
  18. Allegro (02:19:00)
  19. Allegro (03:45:00)
  20. Concerto in G major, op. 15, No. 1:
  21. Adagio (03:27:00)
  22. Allegro (02:16:00)
  23. Allegro (02:34:00)

Literature von/über Joseph Bodin de Boismortier

Last edit 28.04.2020