Mme Papavoine
Madame Papavoine née Pellecier (born c. 1735, fl. 1755-61) was a French composer. She married violinist Louis-August Papavoine[1] some time before 1755.[2] Nothing else is known about Madame Papavoine; even her first name is a mystery. After 1761, her name is no longer mentioned.[1]
Works
The Mercure de France published a "Catalogue des oeuvres de M. et Mme Papavoine" in of January 1755. This and later issues listed her works as:
- Les arrets d’amour, cantatille as Mlle. Pellecier
- La tourterelle, cantatille as Mlle. Pellecier
- Les charmes de la voix, cantatille as Mlle. Pellecier
- La fête de l’amour, cantatille as Mlle. Pellecier
- Issé, cantatilles as Mlle. Pellecier
- Le joli rien, cantatille as Mlle. Pellecier
- Le triomphe des plaisirs, cantatille, as Mme. Papavoine
- Le Cabriolet, cantatille with two violins, as Mme. Papavoine
- Nous voici donc au jour l’an, 12-bar unaccompanied air gaiment
- Vous fuyez sans vouloir m’entendre, chanson (1756)
- Reviens, aimable Thémire, ‘pastoralle’ (1761)
- La France sauvée ou Le triomphe de la vertù, cantatille [3]
References
- ^ a b Van Boer, Bertil H. (2012), Historical Dictionary of Music of the Classical Period, Scarecrow Press, pp. 432–433, ISBN 0810871831.
- ^ Bowers, Jane M.; Tick, Judith (1986). Women making music: the western art tradition.
- ^ Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John (2001). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.
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