Henry Eccles ( born Henry Eccles , born 1670, or between 1675 and 1785, London, England - d. Between 1735 and 1745, Paris, France) is an English composer and violin virtuoso of the Baroque era, a court musician of English and French kings.
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| Professions | violinist , composer |
| Years of activity | from 1705 to 1735 |
| Instruments | violin |
| Genres | secular instrumental and vocal music |
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Biography
Henry Eccles was probably born in 1670 in England in the family of the church composer Solomon Eccles. His works have not been preserved, since after Solomon Eccles converted to Quakerism, he destroyed all his works [5] . Elder brother Henry John also became a composer. According to another version, John Eccles is not his brother. According to her, he was the only son of another Henry Eccles, who was probably the brother of Solomon. Perhaps that is why Henry Eccles is sometimes referred to in the documents as “young,” probably to distinguish him from John's father and his uncle. John Eccles, a musician of the royal royal orchestra (in 1700 he even became a Master of Royal Music), gained fame for theater music, in particular, for the plays by W. Shakespeare , W. Kongreve , D. Dryden .
The first event of the composer's life, about which detailed and documented news has been preserved, dates back to January 2, 1705, when he held a charity concert in Hill Ballroom. In the same year he published some of his compositions in the collection “Preludes & Voluntaries” for violin (1705), then the canzone “No more let Damon's eyes” in the collection of comic songs (1706) and even later the song “Wit and Mirth "(February 1707). Henry Eccles played in the orchestra at the court of the English kings from 1694 to 1710 [6] . Thus he served in the court orchestra of King William III and Queen Mary II of England, and later in the Queen Anne Orchestra. He probably returned to his homeland and later, it is known that on May 15, 1717, his concert took place in the Hall of the Stationers' Company in honor of the French ambassador, Duke of Omont [7] .
In December 1713, Eccles (according to other sources - already in 1710), moved to France with the French ambassador, the Duke of Omont and his entourage. However, only after 1716 did his name disappear from the lists of Chamberlayne's Notitia, stored in the British Museum , although for several years he was in France. In Paris , according to the statement of his brother Thomas Eccles, also a violinist (circa 1672 - circa 1745), he joined the Royal Sun King’s court orchestra, but his name is not mentioned in the official documents of the orchestra [8] . In France, he published in two volumes the Twelve Sonatas for Violin and Basso Contino (1720). This collection contains an adaptation of the compositions Allettamenti per camera a violino, e violoncello, o cembalo ( Rome , 1714, Op. 8) by Giuseppe Valentini and Inventioni da camera a violino solo o basso continuo (Op. 10, Bologna , 1712; Venice and Trento , 1713) Francesco Antonio Bonporti . The second book of twelve sonatas for violin (two of them, possibly for flute) was published in 1723. These compositions, although not direct borrowings, are nevertheless heavily influenced by Giuseppe Valentini. In 1732, he published the Twelve Sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Basso Contino [9] . The most notable among them is the Sonata in A minor. The processing of this sonata for double bass and piano is part of the repertoire of modern double bass performers and is used in teaching how to play it. These sonatas were also heavily influenced by Valentini. Henry Eccles died in Paris between 1735 and 1745 [10] . The Dictionary of National Biography insists on a date of 1742 .
Compositions
- Preludes & Voluntaries for violin. 1705 year. London.
- “No more let Damon's eyes” (canzone, in the collection “Comical Songs”, 1706), “Wit and Mirth” (February 1707).
- 12 Sonata for violin and basso continuo. 1720 year. Paris.
- 10 Sonatas for violin and 2 Sonatas for flute and basso continuo. 1723 year. Paris.
- Twelve Sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Basso Contino. 1732 year. Paris.
Notes
- ↑ BNF ID : 2011 Open Data Platform .
- ↑ 1 2 SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ 1 2 International Music Score Library Project - 2006.
- ↑ Musicalics
- ↑ Lipnyagov B.V. Chamber old-time sonatas of the late XVII — first half of the XVIII centuries (for trombone and piano). Teaching aid. Part 1. Omsk. 2012.
- ↑ Stephen, Leslie. The Dictionary of National Biography. 16 (Drant to Edridge). London by Smith, Elder, and Co. 1888.S. 348.
- ↑ Laurie, Margaret. Eccles, sez. (5) Henry Eccles (ii) in Stanley Sadie (a cura di), John Tyrrell (a cura di). In: The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. 2ª ed. Oxford University Press. 2001. ISBN 978-0195170672 .
- ↑ Hawkins, John. A General History of the Science and Practice of Music. Londra. 1776.
- ↑ The Baroque Period and Henry Eccles.
- ↑ Johnson, Keith. Henry Eccles. Biography
Literature
- Head of Henry Eccles. In the book: B. Lipnyagov. Old chamber sonatas of the late XVII — first half of the XVIII centuries (for trombone and piano). Teaching aid. Part 1. Omsk. 2012.
Links
- Eccles, Henry: sheet music at International Music Score Library Project