Louis Grabu
Louis Grabu, Grabut, Grabue, or Grebus (fl. While he was probably born in Catalonia – he was later referred to as 'Lodovicus Grabeu of Shalon in Catalunnia' – details of his early life are lacking. Sometime in his youth he moved to Paris, where he was most likely trained by Lully.
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Louis Grabu
- Born
- 1665 · Catalonia.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- composer
- Movements
- classical music · Baroque music
- Languages
- French
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Louis Grabu, Grabut, Grabue, or Grebus (fl. While he was probably born in Catalonia – he was later referred to as 'Lodovicus Grabeu of Shalon in Catalunnia' – details of his early life are lacking. Sometime in his youth he moved to Paris, where he was most likely trained by Lully.
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At the time of the Restoration he went to England, where French music, especially opera, was much in vogue. Charles II of England appointed him as a composer for his own private music in 1665, and with the death of Nicholas Lanier in 1666 he became the second person to hold the title Master of the King's Musick. He adapted Robert Cambert's opera Ariadne for a London performance in 1674, and wrote music for John Dryden's Albion and Albanius in 1685. In 1693 he left England, the only land where he had achieved any fame, and completely disappeared from the historical record.
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The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. It is also recorded that louis Grabu is recorded with the occupation composer. Institutional cataloguing adds that louis Grabu is recorded as a citizen of France. Recorded with the gender male. Institutional cataloguing adds that louis Grabu was born on 1 January 1665. Grabu died on 1 January 1694. Associated with classical music. The record continues: louis Grabu is associated with Baroque music.
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This entry is compiled from 5 catalogued sources across 3 independent registers. The registers consulted are Crossref registry, Wikipedia and Wikidata. Every statement above is held against the register that stated it; where the registers are silent, the entry is silent.
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