Gossec, François-Joseph

Japanese: ゴセック（英語表記）Gossec， François-Joseph

[Born] January 17, 1734 Berny
[Died] February 16, 1829. Paris. A composer and educator who was born in Belgium and was active in France. He loved music from an early age, and at the age of 17, he went to Paris relying on J. Rameau. There, he conducted the orchestra of the La Pouprinière family, who were Rameau's patrons, and released the first symphony in France (1754) and various chamber music pieces, which were well received. He then became musical director for the Conti family, and won fame by releasing a series of sacred music and operas. He was instrumental in founding the Concerts for Connoisseurs, re-establishing the Concert Spirituel, and founding the Paris Conservatoire in 1795. While teaching composition, he wrote books such as Solfège and Singing at the Conservatoire.

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Japanese:

[生]1734.1.17. ベルニー
[没]1829.2.16. パリ
ベルギーに生れ，フランスで活躍した作曲家，教育家。幼時から音楽を好み，17歳で J.ラモーを頼ってパリに出る。そこでラモーの後援者ラ・ププリニエール家のオーケストラを指揮し，フランスにおける最初の交響曲 (1754) や種々の室内楽曲を発表して好評を得た。次いでコンティ公家の音楽監督となり，宗教音楽やオペラを相次いで発表し名声を博す。愛好者演奏会の創設，コンセール・スピリチュエルの再建，1795年パリ音楽院の創立などに尽力。作曲の教授をつとめるかたわら『ソルフェージュ』『コンセルバトアール唱法』などを著わした。

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