Chambonnier, Jacques

Jacques Championier ( French: Jacques Champion de Chambonnières , Jacques Champion de Chambonnier) (between 1601 and 1602 , Paris or Chambonnier estate - between the end of April and May 4, 1672 , Paris ) - French harpsichordist , composer and music teacher of the Baroque era. Court harpsichord player and dancer Louis XIII and XIV. He is considered the founder of the French harpsichord school.

Born in a family of musicians. Son of Jacques Chambonnier (circa 1555–1642), court organist and harpsichord player ; the grandson of composer, organist and harpsichord player Thomas Chambonier (about 1525 - after 1561, possible, 1580), nicknamed Mithou . His first teacher was his father. In 1638 - 1662 - organist and harpsichordist of the Parisian royal court chapel.

His harpsichord suites (two collections - 1670 ), consisting of dance pieces ( sarabands , allemands , chimes , jigs , chacon , pavans , galliards and others), are organically connected with the traditions of French lute music and are written in a strict and majestic style similar to the style of ballets Lully . Chambonnier was one of the first to introduce the ornamentation of the melody - trills , grace notes , mordent , groupetto .

Chambonnier is the founder and head ^{[6] of the} French harpsichordist school. His students - G. Ardel, R. Camber , G. Niver, ^[6] Nicolas Lebesgue , Jean-Henri d'Angleber , Couperin - Charles, Louis and Francois - developed the principles of compositional technique laid down by Chambonier. Chambonnier's work also influenced German composers, in particular I. Froberger .

The complete collection of Chaubonniere's harpsichord pieces was published in Paris in 1925, edited by P. Brunold and A. Tessier.