Dandrieu, Jean Francois 1682 - 1738
Author: Saitoh, Noriko
Last updated：December 1, 2008
Author: Saitoh, Noriko
An 18th-century French harpsichord composer, following Couperin and Rameau. His uncle was Pierre Dandrieu (?-1733), a renowned priest and organist.
Jean-François performed for Madame Victoire de Bavière before reaching the age of five. He studied under Jean-Baptiste Moreau, along with Jeanne-Françoise, who would later become a musician.
In 1704, he was appointed organist of Saint-Merry Church. At this time, he dedicated the first of his three books of harpsichord pieces to Guillaume Robert, Lord of Septueil, who had exerted great effort on his behalf. In 1721, he became organist of the Royal Chapel. Furthermore, although the exact period is uncertain, he also succeeded his aforementioned uncle in his position (the title page of a 1710 work states that he was organist of Saint-Barthélemy Church, where his uncle served as organist). However, his uncle Pierre was recognized as the legitimate holder of this position for life, and there is no other evidence apart from the aforementioned title page to indicate that Jean-François was the organist of Saint-Barthélemy Church. Consequently, although Jean-François was buried in Saint-Barthélemy Church after his death, the details surrounding this matter are not certain.
Additionally, some of Jean-François's works lack definitive confirmation regarding their composition year and composer.
Works(24)
Piano Solo (2)
Various works (23)