Michel Pignolet de Montéclair
He was born Michel Pignolet in Andelot, Haute-Marne, France, and only later added "Montéclair" (the name of a fortress in his home town) to his name. Little is known of his life, and there are no known official portraits. He was the son of a weaver; his entrance into the choir school at the age of nine may have been the only chance of escaping the poverty of a weaver's life. In 1687, he went to Paris and joined the orchestra of the Opera, where he played the basse de violon. In Paris he studied with Jean-Baptiste Moreau.At some point between 1687 and the early years of the new century, he seems to have been ''maître de musique'' to the Prince de Vaudémont and to have followed him to Italy. It was probably from there that he brought the idea to add the double bass to the opera orchestra.
All the time Montéclair must have worked as a music teacher of high regard: among his pupils were the daughters of his colleague François Couperin. Montéclair's approach to teaching was fresh and almost modern. He published books on teaching music (e.g., in 1709), and around 1730 he published ''Recueil de brunettes,'' which contains vocal music adapted for flute. The collection was expressly intended as a pedagogical tool to teach French style, and for this reason the music is underlaid with the text. He opened a music shop in 1721, retired from teaching in 1735, and gave up his position in the opera orchestra shortly before his death. He died in Domont in 1737.
Montéclair was not greatly productive as a composer, but was an innovator in orchestration who had a significant influence on the development of the art form. His work was later taken up by Jean-Philippe Rameau. His specialty was using certain instruments to enhance the stage scene, e.g., letting horns play softly behind the stage to simulate a faraway hunt. Among his stage works are ''Festes de l'été'' and ''Jephté'', which was considered difficult by contemporaries. Provided by Wikipedia
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Europe : Cantate à voix seule avec un violon ou une flûte et basse continue = Kantate für Singstimme, Violine oder Flöte und Basso continuo = Cantata for voice, violin or flute and... by Montéclair, Michel Pignolet de, 1667-1737
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A la guerre! concertos for natural trumpet and harpsichord / by Montéclair, Michel Pignolet de, 1667-1737
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Cantatas by Montéclair, Michel Pignolet de, 1667-1737
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Six concerts à deux flûtes traversières sans basses by Montéclair, Michel Pignolet de, 1667-1737
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Cantatas by Montéclair, Michel Pignolet de, 1667-1737
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Six concerts à deux flûtes traversières sans basses by Montéclair, Michel Pignolet de, 1667-1737
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French Baroque cantatas by Montéclair, Michel Pignolet de, 1667-1737
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Vocal and instrumental music by Montéclair, Michel Pignolet de, 1667-1737
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A la guerre! concertos for natural trumpet and harpsichord / by Montéclair, Michel Pignolet de, 1667-1737
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La mort de Didon Il dispetto in Amore ; Le triomphe de l'Amour ; Morte di Lucretia ; Pyrame et Thisbé / by Montéclair, Michel Pignolet de, 1667-1737
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Deuxième concert d-Moll für Altblockflöte (Querflöte/Violine/Oboe) und Basso continuo / by Montéclair, Michel Pignolet de, 1667-1737
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Flute music by Montéclair, Michel Pignolet de, 1667-1737
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4. Konzert (1724) für Altblockflöte und B.c. / by Montéclair, Michel Pignolet de, 1667-1737
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Jephté by Montéclair, Michel Pignolet de, 1667-1737
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Trios for two treble instruments and continuo : 1er Recueil contenant XXIV des plus beaux duo de l'Abé Stefani, de Bononcini et d'autres bons auteurs (ca. 1725) / by Montéclair, Michel Pignolet de, 1667-1737
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Cantatas / by Montéclair, Michel Pignolet de, 1667-1737
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Cantatas for one and two voices / Michel Pignolet de Montéclair : edited by James A. Anthony and Diran Akmajian. by Montéclair, Michel Pignolet de, 1667-1737
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French cantatas of the 18th century
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Pastorale de Noel
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Cantates fran̨caises Four major French cantatas from the 17th and 18th centuries /
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