Charles Broche

See also: Pin

Charles François Stitches , born with Rouen the February 20th 1752, died with Rouen the September 30th 1803, is a Musicien French.

Born on the parish from Saint-Etienne-of-Wet coopers in Rouen, Charles Broche was the son of the verger of this parish. Showing as of its childhood of happy provisions for the music, it was accommodated by Desmasures, the organist of the cathedral. It benefits so many lessons from its Master whom it leaves Rouen, hardly twenty years old, for Paris where it will study with the famous organists Séjan and Couperin.

Stitch then share for Lyon, then for the Italy where will study the counterpoint and the Fugue under the direction of the father Martini with Bologna. Being made soon know by carrying out in the principal churches of this erudite rich person country compositions, it has by the philharmonic Institute of Bologna to sit beside its Master.

Of return in France in 1777, it gains the contest with the replacement of the vacant place of Desmasures left by its death. As famous as Couperin and Séjan, it maintains the constant relations with them as well as the Parisian artists of the moment like Balbastre. Its reputation of virtuoso crosses the limits of his city. The duke of Bubble in front of which he had so often improvised offers him a pension of: 12000 pounds in exchange of its services. Pin prefers to keep its freedom and its post of organist in Rouen, component of the Motet S and other parts of nature much more bacchic than religious. Having an immense talent for the improvisation to which he liked to deliver himself, he made print only the least part of his compositions. Its work published is reduced to Sonate S, Trio S, of Quatuor S and a piece on the Bataille of Jemmapes.

As a type-setter, Charles Broche was one of the first to adopt the Piano-forte in France. He had time, before his premature end, to see the success of Boïeldieu of which he had directed the musical studies.

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