François-Joseph Gossec was a French composer of operas, string quartets, symphonies, and choral works.
This is a list of music related events in 1768.
Michael Corrette was a French composer, organist and author of musical method books.
Henri Jérôme Bertini was a French classical composer and pianist. He was born into a family of musicians and attracted the attention of François-Joseph Fétis when he toured Europe as a child prodigy. As an adult he was admired both as a soloist and as a chamber musician; it was said that he played with Johann Nepomuk Hummel's simplicity and elegance without sacrificing the brilliance of the instrument. As a composer he had an original style which was rich in musical ideas, attractive melodies, and effortless harmonies. In 1856, he retired from the musical scene and settled in the Dauphiné in south-east France.
Joseph-François Kremer is a French composer, conductor, cellist and musicologist.
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-George(s) was a French violinist, conductor, composer and soldier. Moreover, he demonstrated excellence as a fencer, an athlete and an accomplished dancer. His historical significance lies partly in his distinctive background as a biracial free man of color. Bologne was the first classical composer of African descent to attain widespread acclaim in European music. He composed an array of violin concertos, string quartets, sinfonia concertantes, violin duets, sonatas, two symphonies and an assortment of stage works, notably opéra comique.
Carlo Tessarini, was an Italian composer and violinist in the late Baroque era.
Frédéric Blasius was a French violinist, clarinetist, conductor, and composer. Born MatthäusBlasius, he used Frédéric as his pen name on his publications in Paris.
Joseph-François Garnier was a French oboist and composer.
René Drouard de Bousset was a French Baroque composer and organist. He was born in Paris on 12 December 1703.
A Flute method is a type of specific textbook-style pedagogy for learning to play the flute. It often contains fingering charts, scales, exercises, and occasionally etudes. These exercises are often presented in different keys in ascending order to aid in difficulty, known as methodical progression, or to focus on isolated aspects like fluency, rhythm, dynamics, and articulation. Duets or recital pieces may with accompaniment are often included as well for students to perform. Classical literature of this nature differs from etude books in that the former is meant as a linear course for a student to follow with consistent guidance, whereas volumes of etudes could be argued to be not as comprehensive.
Louis-Toussaint Milandre was a French composer, violinist, viol and viola d'amore player in the court chamber music of Louis XV of France.
Jean-Baptiste Venier was an 18th-century Parisian violinist and music publisher, active from 1750 to 1782.
François Cupis de Renoussard Seigneur de Renoussard, called le cadet was an 18th-century classical French composer, cellist and music educator.
Charles-Guillaume Alexandre was a French classical violinist and composer.
Jean-Maurice Mourat is a classical music guitarist, composer and former director of musical conservatories. He writes music for guitar, as well as for flute and piano. He has written a number of transcriptions for flute and guitar. His musical compositions are published by six French publishers and one Canadian publisher. He is also the author of a number of pedagogical works on guitar playing.
Gabriele Leone was an Italian musician and composer who lived in Paris during the middle and later part of the 18th century. A virtuoso on the violin and mandolin, he wrote an early mandolin method, Analytical method for mastering the violin or the mandolin in 1768 and composed for both instruments. He was an early teacher of the duo method, an advanced technique which would reappear in the 20th century, taught by Giuseppe Pettine in the United States.
Jakob-Ignaz-Sebastian Demar was a German pianist, composer, conductor, music teacher and organist.
6 Symphonies, op. 5 de Gossec (Bailleux, 1762)
Concertos pour violons, op. 2 du chevalier de St-Georges (Bailleux, 1773)
Concerto pour clavecin, op. 18 de Schobert (Bailleux, 1776)
