Composer
Willem De Fesch
Dutch violone player and composer (1687–1761)
1687–1761
32 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1687
- Died
- 1761
- Birthplace
- Alkmaar
- Place of death
- London
- Citizenship / historical state
- Dutch Republic
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Baroque
Biography
Willem de Fesch (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɪləm də ˈfɛs]; 1687 in Alkmaar – 3 January 1761) was a virtuoso Dutch violinist and composer.
The pupil of Karel Rosier, who was a Vice-Kapellmeister at Bonn, de Fesch later married his daughter, Maria Anna Rosier.
De Fesch was active in Amsterdam between 1710 and 1725. From 1725 to 1731 he served as Kapellmeister at Antwerp Cathedral.
Thereafter he moved to London where he gave concerts and played the violin in Handel's orchestra in 1746. In 1748 and 1749 he conducted at Marylebone Gardens. He apparently made no public appearances after 1750.
His works included the oratorios Judith (1732) and Joseph (1746), as well as chamber duets, solo and trio sonatas, concertos and part songs. Both oratorios were thought lost until 1980 when a copy of a manuscript of Joseph was found in London's Royal Academy of Music.
De Fesch's music was influenced by the Italians, particularly Vivaldi, as well as Handel.
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Life and musical career
- Instruments played
- violin
- Movements
- Baroque music
- Languages used
- Dutch
- VIAF ID
- 82763350
- ISNI
- 0000000109199317
- GND ID
- 11883634X
- Library of Congress ID
- n83196131
- MusicBrainz ID
- dbbb0fa5-f58d-428e-9b30-47d3324bf715
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Cello, Continuo, Piano, violin, Flute
- Genres represented
- Classical
- 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.
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 82763350. Portrait: François Morellon de La Cave / After Andrea Soldi, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.