René de Galard de Béarn, Marquis de Brassac
René de Galard de Béarn, marquis de Brassac (1699 – October 1771), member of the noble family de Galard, was a French soldier and amateur composer of the Baroque era. He wrote two operas and a collection of cantatas. He was a cavalry officer, appointed maréchal de camp (major-general) in 1748 and lieutenant-general in 1758.
René de Galard de Béarn, Marquis de Brassac
- Born
- 1699
- Died
- 1771
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- composer · military officer
- Fields
- opera
- Movements
- classical music · Baroque music
- Honours
- Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Louis
- Languages
- French
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René de Galard de Béarn, marquis de Brassac (1699 – October 1771), member of the noble family de Galard, was a French soldier and amateur composer of the Baroque era. He wrote two operas and a collection of cantatas. He was a cavalry officer, appointed maréchal de camp (major-general) in 1748 and lieutenant-general in 1758.
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• L'empire de l'amour (ballet héroïque, 1733; expanded version, 1741) • Léandre et Héro (tragédie en musique, 1750)
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- 1.nach anderen Quellen (Adolphe Jullien) soll er erst 1769 Maréchal de camp geworden sein
- 2.online bei BNF
- 3.Voltaire: Le Temple du goût (E. Ledet, Amsterdam 1733) S. 46
- 4.Reproduktion in "La Gazette Drouot" n° 743, vom 9. Dezember 2016, S. 222.
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