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Philippe-François Véras

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Philippe-François Véras, (1690 ? – 1742),[citation needed] was a French composer, organist and harpsichordist[citation needed] active in Lille about 1740.[1]

Veras was organist at the Saint-Maurice church in Lille,[1] and published a small collection of harpsichord works in Paris, in 1740 according to the legal document Privilège Général. A small amount of biographical information can be gleaned from this 1740 publication, as it plainly states he was employed there. As was typical of harpsichord works of this period,[citation needed] the pieces are organized in "Ordres" (a free-form suite of compositions containing descriptive, picturesque titles) in a manner similar to François Couperin before him.

The majority of the works are in two parts.[1]

The music of Véras suggests he was influenced by Italian styles: the melodic contours and harmonic language of his works show a substantial stylistic affinity with the sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti.[citation needed] The third movement of his first "ordre" is entitled "La Volliante, dans le goût italien"[1] ("La Volliante, in the Italian taste/manner").

Fuller, in the composer's Grove Music Online entry, criticises his work as lacking "real imagination or variety".[1]

A facsimile edition of these works was published in 1982 by Minkoff (Genève), ISBN 2-8266-0792-8.

Harpsichord works

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Pièces de Clavecin - Premier Livre (1740)

  • Premier ordre in G/g
    • Badines 1 & 2
    • Les Brunes - Les Brunais
    • La Volliante dans le goût italien
    • Les Bergères 1e & 2e parties
    • Tambourins 1 & 2
    • 1er Menuet (Tambourin 3)
    • 2e Menuet (Tambourin 4)
  • Deuxième ordre in C/c
    • La Divertissante
    • Le Cocquelet
    • La Duchesse
    • La Galante
    • Sarabande
    • Tambourins 1 & 2
  • Troisième ordre in a/A
    • Le Rédiculle
    • La Fidèle
    • La Légère
    • Tambourins 1 & 2
    • La Belle
    • Les Sauvages: Menuets 1 & 2
  • Quatrième Ordre in D/d
    • La Riante, rondeau
    • La Milordine
    • Rigaudons 1 & 2
    • La Belle Idée, rondeau
    • La Ginguette

Scores

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e David Fuller (2001). Veras, Ph(ilippe) F(rançoi)s. Grove Music Online doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.29180
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  • YouTube ; 3e Suite, David Bolton, harpsichord

See also

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