Jean Gilles

Jean Gilles , known as of Tarascon, is a French type-setter born with Tarascon the January 8th 1668 and died in Toulouse the February 5th 1705.

Biography

After beginnings with Aix-en-Provence, Agde and Avignon, he became Master of music of the Saint-Etienne cathedral to Toulouse in 1697. Its work inspired its contemporary compatriot André Campra as well as the majority of the musicians of then. It composed of the Motet S and famous a Requiem, intended for its own funeral. By alternating the passages sung by the soloists and those sung by the choruses, this work is undoubtedly the first having adopted a concerting rate/rhythm. This Mass for the dead however was played about fifteen time at the famous Concert of sacred music with Paris like with funerals of Rameau, of Stanislas of Poland and Louis XV. In 1752, in its Letters on the famous men of the reign of Louis XIV , Pierre-Louis d' Aquin wrote that Gilles would undoubtedly have replaced Delalande if he had lived longer (he only died in 37 years).

To discover Gilles

The Requiem by the Vocal ensemble Sagittarius, the Whole of the provençaux drums and the Boston Camerata , under the direction of Joel Cohen.

Failing to have time to listen to its Requiem in entirety, the second movement of its Lamentation of Wednesday evening , titrated Beth and lasting only four minutes, will be able to convince you of the value of this type-setter. We recommend the recording of the Concert of sacred music , with Veronique Gens and directed by Herve Niquet.

N.B. : these recordings combine the advantages of a recognized artistic quality, a technical good quality and one generous duration. However, the present suggestions reflect only the opinion of a wikipedist and could not be regarded as indisputable references, as well with regard to the choice of work as that of its interpretation.

The discography of this type-setter, up to now little known apart from its Requiem, grew rich since April 2007, thanks to the " unit; Festes d' Orphée " directed by Guy Laurent.

One can discover through this CD diffused by K617, four large motets " Laudate nomen domini ", " Paratum horn meum " , " Laetatus sum " and " Velum templi scissum is " like three small motets " Afferte Domino " , " Cantus tooth uberes " and " Usquequo Dominates ".

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