Dieupart, Charles François
Dieupart, Charles François
Dieupart, Charles François, French violinist, harpsichordist, and composer; b. c. 1670; d. London, c. 1740. He went to London in 1700, where he was maestro al cembalo for several years of Handel’s opéras; died almost destitute. He publ. 6 Suites de clavecin…composees et mises en concert pour un violon et une flute, avec basse de viole et un archiluth. Bach copied 2 of Dieupart’s clavecin suites, and used various themes in his own English Suites. The Lyrebird Press of Paris publ. 2 vols. of Dieupart’s works, ed. by P. Brunold (1934; Vol. I, 6 suites pour clavecin; Vol. II, Airs et Chansons)
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