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Joseph Nicolas Pancrace Royer
vn, *1725 FR
Musician / Composer of Classical
A.k.a. Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer
Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer (ca. 1705 – 11 January 1755) was a French composer and harpsichordist.Born in Turin, Royer went to Paris in 1725, and in 1734 became maître de musique des enfants de France, responsible for the musical education of the children of the king, Louis XV. Together with the violinist Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville, Royer directed the Concert Spirituel, starting in 1748. Royer was at the Paris Opéra during the 1730s and the 1750s, writing six operas himself, of which the best known is the ballet-héroïque Zaïde, reine de Grenade. In 1753 he acquired the prestigious position of music director of the chambre du roi (the king's chamber), and in the same year was named director of the Royal Opera orchestra. He died in Paris.
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vertigo | Jean-Philippe Rameau, Joseph Nicolas Pancrace Royer – Jean Rondeau | 2017 | Album |
| Les Sauvages | Béatrice Martin, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Antoine Forqueray, François Couperin, Jean-Henry d'Anglebert, Joseph Nicolas Pancrace Royer | 2015 | Album |
| Complete Music For Harpsichord | Joseph Nicolas Pancrace Royer | 2013 | Album |
| Pièces De Clavecin | Joseph Nicolas Pancrace Royer, William Christie | 2007 | Compil. |
| Le Vertigo (Pièces De Clavecin) | Joseph Nicolas Pancrace Royer, Jean-Philippe Rameau - Annamari Pölhö | 1997 | Album |
| Pièces De Clavecin, 1746 | Christophe Rousset, Joseph Nicolas Pancrace Royer | 1993 | Album |
| Masterpieces Of French Harpsichord Music - Meisterwerke Französischer Cembalomusik | Jean-Philippe Rameau . Gaspard Le Roux . Joseph Nicolas Pancrace Royer . Jacques Duphly - Gustav Leonhardt | 1991 | Album |
| Pieces de Clavecin | Lisa Goode Crawford, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Joseph Nicolas Pancrace Royer | 1983 | Album |
| Le Clavecin Français | Pauline Aubert | Album |
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