Dandrieu Sheet Music and Biography
c.1682-17 Jan 1738
Jean-François Dandrieu was a French composer, harpsichordist and organist. Despite being largely unknown today in his time he was considered very highly – just below the likes of Couperin and Rameau.
On music-scores.com we have some compositions of his such as Gavotte en Rondeau for Piano and La Musete for Clarinet and Guitar.
He was born circa 1682 into a wealthy musical and artistic family and showed a rare gift early on in life. His first performance being at the age of five in front of King Louis XIV. (Not something your average five year old does!)
He became a student of Jean Baptiste Moreau (who was the music master of King Louis XIV).
Career and Compositions
Aged eighteen Dandrieu started playing the organ at Saint Merry Church in Paris – he was formally appointed into this post in 1705 as titular organist and held this post until his death.
At the same time he produced his first significant collection of chamber works the Livre de sonates en trio, Op. 1. Along with Livre de sonates, Op. 2, from 1710, these works illustrated Dandrieu’s talent for chamber music. Further pieces include Pièces de clavecin courtes et faciles de quatre tons différents.
In 1706 Dandrieu was on a panel examining Jean Philippe Rameau‘s abilities to become organist of the Sainte-Madeleine en la Cité church. Bizarrely a post-Rameau declined!
Dandrieu secured his most distinguished post in 1721 as one of four organists at the Royal Chapel.
He added a further post to his portfolio in 1733 succeeding his uncle at St. Barthelemy.
He never married and died in Paris on January 17th, 1738.
Dandrieu Sheet Music Downloads and Further Reading
At music-scores.com we have some arrangements of Jean-François Dandrieu sheet music in PDF format for you to download.
For further information take a look at Wikipedia.
