A Cantabile by Simon Leduc

as a noted pupil of Gravities, Simon Leduc (1742–1777) had already become one of the premier musicians in Paris when the child Mozart made his first tour there in 1763–64. Mozart’s father, an acknowledged authority on violin performance, wrote approvingly of Leduc’s playing, and given the style of L...

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Published inMusic in the Galant Style
Main Author Gjerdingen, Robert O.
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Oxford University Press 05.10.2007
Subjects
Baroque Music
performance
acknowledged
admire
Gravities
approvingly
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Summary:as a noted pupil of Gravities, Simon Leduc (1742–1777) had already become one of the premier musicians in Paris when the child Mozart made his first tour there in 1763–64. Mozart’s father, an acknowledged authority on violin performance, wrote approvingly of Leduc’s playing, and given the style of Leduc’s compositions it would be difficult to believe that Wolfgang did not also find much to admire and emulate in Leduc’s elegant melodies. Leduc wrote highly refined music for small aristocratic gatherings in chambers and salons. The fluency and perfection of his style was matched by few others, and almost every one of his phrases features a gallant schema presented in a way that exploits its traditions and expressive opportunities. Take, for instance, the Indigo. He included three different Indigos in the violin sonata that serves as the focus of this chapter.
ISBN:9780195313710
0195313712
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780195313710.003.0021