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Joseph Bodin de Boismortier was born in France in 1689, and became one of the first composers whose income totally depended upon his ability to provide a constant flow of new works. He had no patrons, few of his scores were commissioned, and in his mature life he never appeared as an instrumental musician.

Yet he was so prolific, and his music so frequently performed, that he became a very wealthy person. Though he brought to music many new ideas, principally in the use of the combination of instruments he employed, his work concentrated on the production of popular classics of the day. His group of divertissements, Ballets de Village, was composed in 1734, and displays the composer's ability to please the listener with simple charms.
Disc No: 8.554295
Price: Sek. 74
Name: Boismortier - Ballets De Village

Order

ComposerOpusMusicKey Performer
Boismortier Op. 52 Premier ballet   Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet
Boismortier Op. 45 Cinquième gentillesse  
Boismortier Op. 52 Deuxième ballet  
Boismortier Op. 39 Première sérénade ou première simphonie françoise  
Boismortier Op. 52 Troisième ballet  
Boismortier Op. 52 Quatrième ballet  
Boismortier   Ballets de village  

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