Composer
Philidor
French composer and chess player (1726-1795)
1726–1795
2 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1726
- Died
- 1795
- Birthplace
- Dreux
- Place of death
- London
- Citizenship / historical state
- France
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Classical
Biography
François-André Danican Philidor (7 September 1726 – 31 August 1795), born François-André Danican and often referred to as André Danican Philidor during his lifetime, was a French composer and chess master. He contributed to the early development of the opéra comique. He is widely regarded as the best chess player of his age; his book Analyse du jeu des Échecs was considered a standard chess manual for at least a century. A chess opening, an endgame position, and a checkmate method are all named after him.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- actor; chess player; pianist; composer; musician; chess theoretician
- Teachers
- Legall de Kermeur
- Instruments played
- harpsichord
- Genres
- opera
- Movements
- classical music
- Notable works
- Tom Jones; Analysis of the game of chess
- Languages used
- French
- VIAF ID
- 95204171
- ISNI
- 0000000121441786
- GND ID
- 118791818
- Library of Congress ID
- n80020480
- MusicBrainz ID
- 7aea4e09-c5bc-486f-98b6-7c84004c8fff
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Flute
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Menuet Rondeau, Gavotte from 'La Th?rese' and Le Polichinel Rondeau from Suite No.1 in G" | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Gavotte La Th?rese from Suite No. 1 in G | See work details |
| View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 95204171. Portrait: Augustin de Saint-Aubin, Charles-Nicolas Cochin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.