Oh, there were many more FEMALE BAROQUE COMPOSERS than we are aware of. Take for example Joseph Bodin de Boismortier. Of course, he studied some general music in his youth, but then opted for a lucrative job with the French Tobacco Company. No music written. At the age 34 he marries the daughter of his former music teacher, he drops his job, they move to Paris, where no one knows them, he writes his first compostition at the age of 35, and then, non-stop, over 100 one after another, opens a printing company, and all. One does not need to be a Sherlock Holmes to figure out what happened.
Composer Jacquet de La Guerre, Elisabeth Movements/Sections 4 sonatas: Sonata No.1 in G minor Sonata No.2 in B-flat major Sonata No.3 in D major Sonata No.4 in C minor Year/Date Composed 1695 ca. Compose Period Baroque Style Baroque Instrumentation 2 violins, continuo
This performance if that is the right word, is possibly one of the greatest insults to an English composer. I am not sure why they bothered trying, as by avoiding any of the nuances and shaping of each phrase could be viewed as the norm. The bows are scratchy and very uncomfortable to bear to listen to. The music itself is highly organised but the players seem to choose to ignore this complex interplay between the three voices. After a considerable search it struck me that there is only one recording of this haunting and very sophisticated work. This one. I am not impressed.
Great! Anything that inspires one to cherish this, greatly under-appreciated music, and play it better, is welcome. This is why there are links to the score and parts.
