The fashion for Flemish harpsichords in France: a new appreciation

Florence Gétreau (1)

1 IRPMF - Institut de recherche sur le patrimoine musical en France

The long-standing fashion in Paris for instruments made in Antwerp is already well known through many texts, archival documents, and the examination of a large numbers of instruments. Here new documents are presented concerning Flemish instruments in the hands of French musicians and patrons (Marie-Françoise Certain, Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, Pierre Crozat). Ruckers instruments sold in Paris sales during the eighteenth century are revisited and Flemish instruments in the Conservatoire in Paris (1793-1822) are studied from the point of view of heritage, conservation and pedagogy.

Mots clés: pedagogy; Flemish harpsichords; history of taste; Paris; musicians; patrons; Conservatoire; ravalement; auctions; heritage; conservation; pedagogy.

Domaines: Musique, musicologie et arts de la scène

Florence Gétreau. The fashion for Flemish harpsichords in France: a new appreciation. Kielinstrumente aus der Werkstatt Ruckers zu Konzeption, Bauweise und Ravalement sowie Restaurierung und Konservierung, Händel-Haus Halle, Sep 1996, Halle, Germany. pp.114-135. ⟨halshs-00117525⟩