Philippe-François Véras
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Philippe-François Véras, (1690 ? – 1742),[citation needed] was a French composer, organist and harpsichordist[citation needed] active in Lille about 1740.[1]
Veras was organist at the Saint-Maurice church in Lille,[1] and published a small collection of harpsichord works in Paris, in 1740 according to the legal document Privilège Général. A small amount of biographical information can be gleaned from this 1740 publication, as it plainly states he was employed there. As was typical of harpsichord works of this period,[citation needed] the pieces are organized in "Ordres" (a free-form suite of compositions containing descriptive, picturesque titles) in a manner similar to François Couperin before him.
The majority of the works are in two parts.[1]
The music of Véras suggests he was influenced by Italian styles: the melodic contours and harmonic language of his works show a substantial stylistic affinity with the sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti.[citation needed] The third movement of his first "ordre" is entitled "La Volliante, dans le goût italien"[1] ("La Volliante, in the Italian taste/manner").
Fuller, in the composer's Grove Music Online entry, criticises his work as lacking "real imagination or variety".[1]
A facsimile edition of these works was published in 1982 by Minkoff (Genève), ISBN 2-8266-0792-8.
Harpsichord works
[edit]Pièces de Clavecin - Premier Livre (1740)
- Premier ordre in G/g
- Badines 1 & 2
- Les Brunes - Les Brunais
- La Volliante dans le goût italien
- Les Bergères 1e & 2e parties
- Tambourins 1 & 2
- 1er Menuet (Tambourin 3)
- 2e Menuet (Tambourin 4)
- Deuxième ordre in C/c
- La Divertissante
- Le Cocquelet
- La Duchesse
- La Galante
- Sarabande
- Tambourins 1 & 2
- Troisième ordre in a/A
- Le Rédiculle
- La Fidèle
- La Légère
- Tambourins 1 & 2
- La Belle
- Les Sauvages: Menuets 1 & 2
- Quatrième Ordre in D/d
- La Riante, rondeau
- La Milordine
- Rigaudons 1 & 2
- La Belle Idée, rondeau
- La Ginguette
Scores
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e David Fuller (2001). Veras, Ph(ilippe) F(rançoi)s. Grove Music Online doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.29180
External links
[edit]- YouTube ; 3e Suite, David Bolton, harpsichord
See also
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