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Boismortier, Joseph Bodin de (1689, 1755)
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Joseph Bodin de Boismortier (1691-1755) was among the most popular composers of 18th-century France. He was born in the town of Perpignan and relocated to Paris in about 1724. In the years that followed, he published over one hundred and two major works, all in the popular vein. They were printed and reprinted, providing him with enormous wealth.
His wealth and success made him the butt of many jokes amongst the musical establishment, and posterity has judged him harshly. But although his works aimed to please listeners, Boismortier was a knowledgeable composer: he was, for instance, the first French composer to work within the new Italian innovation, the concerto. He used it for the first time when writing the Six Concertos for Five Flutes which appeared in 1727 (when the composer was 38). It was also to be his first exercise in writing works in three movements - fast, slow, fast. By today's standard they were very short, little more than a good melodic idea, but they do demonstrate a knowledge of how to skilfully use five instruments of the same kind to produce such varying tonal colours. |
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| Total 28 compositions | Pages: 1 |
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Serial: Sonatas/Sonatinas, Theme: miscellaneous
Instrumentation: flute+cnt+Vln2, Difficulty: medium to hard
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Trio Sonata in A minor, 1st mvt (op. 37/ 5) | Boismortier, Joseph Bodin de
Serial: Sonatas/Sonatinas, Theme: miscellaneous
Instrumentation: piano+fl+Vlc, Difficulty: easy to medium
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Serial: Concertos/Concert Pieces, Theme: miscellaneous
Instrumentation: recorder+ob+bn+vln+cnt, Difficulty: medium
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Serial: Sonatas/Sonatinas, Theme: miscellaneous
Instrumentation: Violoncello 2, Difficulty: medium to hard
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Serial: Sonatas/Sonatinas, Theme: miscellaneous
Instrumentation: Violoncello 2, Difficulty: medium to hard
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Serial: Sonatas/Sonatinas, Theme: miscellaneous
Instrumentation: flute 3, Difficulty: medium
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Serial: Concertos/Concert Pieces, Theme: miscellaneous
Instrumentation: flute+[Vln2+Vlc], Difficulty: medium to hard
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Serial: Sonatas/Sonatinas, Theme: miscellaneous
Instrumentation: Violoncello 2, Difficulty: medium to hard
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Trio Sonata in A minor, 2nd mvt (op. 37/ 5) | Boismortier, Joseph Bodin de
Serial: Sonatas/Sonatinas, Theme: miscellaneous
Instrumentation: piano+fl+Vlc, Difficulty: medium
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Serial: Sonatas/Sonatinas, Theme: miscellaneous
Instrumentation: Oboe 2+basso continuo, Difficulty: medium
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Trio Sonata in A minor, 3rd mvt (op. 37/ 5) | Boismortier, Joseph Bodin de
Serial: Sonatas/Sonatinas, Theme: miscellaneous
Instrumentation: piano+fl+Vlc, Difficulty: medium
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Serial: Concertos/Concert Pieces, Theme: miscellaneous
Instrumentation: recorder+ob+bn+vln+cnt, Difficulty: medium
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Serial: Sonatas/Sonatinas, Theme: miscellaneous
Instrumentation: flute 3, Difficulty: medium
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Trio Sonata No. 6 in G Minor (op. 7/ 6) | Boismortier, Joseph Bodin de
Serial: Sonatas/Sonatinas, Theme: miscellaneous
Instrumentation: flute 3, Difficulty: medium
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Serial: Concertos/Concert Pieces, Theme: miscellaneous
Instrumentation: recorder+ob+bn+vln+cnt, Difficulty: medium
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Trio Sonata No. 1 in F Major (op. 7/ 1) | Boismortier, Joseph Bodin de
Serial: Sonatas/Sonatinas, Theme: miscellaneous
Instrumentation: flute 3, Difficulty: medium
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Serial: Sonatas/Sonatinas, Theme: miscellaneous
Instrumentation: Oboe 2+basso continuo, Difficulty: medium
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Trio Sonata No. 3 in C Major (op. 7/ 3) | Boismortier, Joseph Bodin de
Serial: Sonatas/Sonatinas, Theme: miscellaneous
Instrumentation: flute 3, Difficulty: medium
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Serial: Sonatas/Sonatinas, Theme: miscellaneous
Instrumentation: flute 3, Difficulty: medium
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Serial: Sonatas/Sonatinas, Theme: miscellaneous
Instrumentation: flute 3, Difficulty: medium
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Serial: Sonatas/Sonatinas, Theme: miscellaneous
Instrumentation: Oboe 2+basso continuo, Difficulty: medium
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Serial: Sonatas/Sonatinas, Theme: miscellaneous
Instrumentation: Oboe 2+basso continuo, Difficulty: medium
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Concerto in A Minor (op. 15/2) | Boismortier, Joseph Bodin de
Serial: Concertos/Concert Pieces, Theme: miscellaneous
Instrumentation: flute 5, Difficulty: easy to medium
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Serial: Sonatas/Sonatinas, Theme: miscellaneous
Instrumentation: flute 3, Difficulty: medium
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Serial: Sonatas/Sonatinas, Theme: miscellaneous
Instrumentation: flute 3, Difficulty: medium
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Trio Sonata No. 2 in D Minor (op. 7/ 2) | Boismortier, Joseph Bodin de
Serial: Sonatas/Sonatinas, Theme: miscellaneous
Instrumentation: flute 3, Difficulty: medium
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Serial: Sonatas/Sonatinas, Theme: miscellaneous
Instrumentation: flute 3, Difficulty: medium
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Trio Sonata No. 4 in F Minor (op. 7/ 4) | Boismortier, Joseph Bodin de
Serial: Sonatas/Sonatinas, Theme: miscellaneous
Instrumentation: flute 3, Difficulty: medium
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| Total 28 compositions | Pages: 1 |
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