Iii. Fuga Da Cappella Allegro - Music

Michel Corrette 1707– 1795 Was A French Organist Composer And Author Of Musical Method Books. He Was Born On 10th April 1707 In Rouen Normandy. His Father Gaspard Corrette Was An Organist And Composer. Michel Served As Organist At The Jesuit College In Paris From About 1737 To 1780. It Is Also Known That He Travelled To England Before 1773. In 1780 He Was Appointed Organist To The Duke Of Angouleme And Some Fifteen Years Later Died In Paris On 21st January 1795 At The Age Of Eighty-Seven. He Composed Ballets And Divertissements For The Stage Including Arlequin Armide Le Jugement De Midas Les Âges Nina And Persée. He Composed Many Concertos Notably Twenty-Five Concertos Comiques. Aside From These Works And Concertos For Organ He Also Composed Sonatas Songs Instrumental Chamber Works Harpsichord Pieces Cantatas And Other Sacred Vocal Works. Corrette Also Organised Concerts And Taught Music. He Wrote Nearly Twenty Music-Method Books For Various Instruments -- The Violin Cello Bass Flute Recorder Bassoon Harpsichord Harp Mandolin Voice And More -- With Titles Such As L'art De Se Perfectionner Sur Le Violon The Art Of Playing The Violin Perfectly Le Parfait Maître À Chanter The Perfect Singing Master And L′école D′Orphée The School Of Orpheus A Violin Treatise Describing The French And Italian Styles. read less