Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Paër, Ferdinando, 1771-1839
- Abstract:
- The collection contains fourteen documents, including twelve letters from Paër to associates and friends and two documents showing his services rendered for the fiscal years 1811 and 1813.
- Extent:
- 1 container and (14 items)
- Language:
- Collection material in French and Italian .
Background
- Scope and Content:
The collection contains twelve letters from Paër to associates and friends, including composer Luigi Cherubini, music publisher and singer Isidore Consul, music publisher Giovanni Ricordi, the founder and first director of the Paris Conservatory Bernard Sarrette, and composer/pianist Pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann. Also included are two documents showing his service for the royal court for the fiscal years 1811 and 1813.
- Biographical / Historical:
Ferdinando Paër was born June 1 1771 in Parma, Italy. His father Giulio Pär (Ferdinando changed the spelling to Paër some time before 1810) was a trumpet and horn player in the Parma court orchestra. Paër studied music with Gaspare Ghiretti and Gian Francesco Fortunati (1746-1841).
Paër is most noted as a composer of fifty-five operas. He also composed numerous sacred vocal works, including cantatas, oratorios, and masses. His instrumental output included about ten symphonies and a small number of chamber works.
Paër spent the bulk of his career in Paris after moving there around 1807. Prior to that he served in various positions in Parma, Vienna, Prague, and Dresden. Paër was an influential musician in Paris, holding positions at the royal court and serving as director of the Théâtre Italien 1812-1818, 1819-1824, and 1826-1827. His most prominent student was Franz Liszt (1811-1886). Paër died in Paris May 3 1839.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from various antiquarians.
- Arrangement:
The collection is chiefly arranged in chronological order, with newly acquired items beginning at Item 14.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard ).
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