Exode, Andre Joseph

Thanks to his musical talent and skill, A.J. Exode was among the leading musicians of France at that time.

In January 1744, the Mercure de France magazine published an announcement on the publication of six violin sonatas, which mentioned that A.J. Exode was the lead violinist at the Academy of Royal Arts in Rouen .

He played in a number of orchestras, including in Paris, worked in chapels, from 1749 - in the orchestra of the Grand Opera Academy of Music and Dance, from 1751 - the 2nd violinist of "Spiritual Concerts", later - Spirituel Orchestra. Since 1758 he was a permanent member of the “Chamber music of the king” (“La Musique de la Chambre du roi”).

Since 1759 A. Zh. Exode is the leading violinist of the ensemble “ 24 King's Violins ”, as well as the court violinist (“violin maestro”) of Prince Conde .

Since 1755 he was a member of the Royal Academy of Music of France.

The author of sonatas for violin and general bass . One of the first to introduce a romance into the sonata (as a slow part).

As a composer, he is best known for his famous minuet (op.2 No. 1, ending), the melody of which was used by many composers in their works ^[1] . So, a year after its first publication, Jean-Joseph Wade added the text and included the minuet in his opera Sufisant. The minuet from Sonata No. 1 for violin is still very popular.

The performance of A. Zh. Exode was distinguished by technical skill (playing in high positions, chords , double notes and trills ), and thorough details.

• 6 sonatas for violin with basso (1744, Paris),
• 6 sonatas for 2 violins with general bass (1751, Paris),
• Sonatas for violin with general bass (c. 1760, Paris),
• Concert for violin solo, 2 violins, viola and basso (not published).

• Musical Encyclopedic Dictionary, 1990

• André-Joseph Exaudet (English)