François Francœur

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François Francœur (8 September 1698 – 5 August 1787) was a French composer and violinist. He was born in Paris, the son of Joseph Francœur, a basse de violon player and member of the 24 violons du roy. Francœur was instructed in music by his father and joined the Académie Royale de Musique as a violinist at age 15. After travel and performances in the principal European culture centres, he returned to Paris as a member of the Concert Spirituel. Francœur was appointed to the 24 violons du roy in 1730 and Maître de musique (music instructor) to the Opera in 1739. In 1744, he and François Rebel, his lifelong colleague and friend, were appointed inspecteurs musicaux (music directors) of the Paris Opera—centre of the French music world—becoming responsible for all phases of its management in 1757. Rebel and Francœur faced numerous of challenges in their joint roles, including a large financial deficit, lack of discipline, as well as handling contentious disagreements between of traditionalists who favored French operatic tragedies and its mythological themes versus partisans of Italian opera's simpler lyricism and contemporary subjects matter, known as the Querelle des Bouffons. King Louis XV appointed Francœur as his Music Master in 1760, ennobling Rebel in the same year and Francœur himself in May 1764. Disaster struck when the Paris Opera by consumed in flames on 6 April 1763, and the two directors were forced to resign in 1767 in its aftermath. However, Louis asked Rebel t

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Francœur, Rameau: Suites de Simphonies

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Symphonies Pour Le Festin Royal Du Comte d'Artois

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100 Best Baroque

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Le Triomphe de L'amour

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Louis XIV à Versailles

Symphonies pour le Festin Royal du Comte d'Artois (La Simphonie du Marais; Reyne)

Violin Sonatas

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Amans, voulez-vous etre beureux?

Amans, voulez-vous être heureux?

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François Francœur, Jean-Philippe Rameau: Suites De Simphonies

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The Glory Of French Baroque [Disc 4]

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Pyrame et Thisbé

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