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Eugène-Charles-Jean Godecharle (bapt. 15 January 1742 – 26 June 1798) was a Belgian violinist and composer.
Eugène began in the Prince's choir: his father, noting his talent as a violinist, sent him to Paris for lessons.Godecharle (Eugène-Charles-Jean)
Eugène Godecharle
''Requiem Survey''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Godecharle, Eugene 1742 births 1798 deaths Belgian male classical violinists 18th-century classical violinists Belgian male classical composers 18th-century classical composers 18th-century male musicians Musicians from Brussels Musicians from the Austrian Netherlands
Family
Godecharle was born in Brussels in 1742. His father, Jacques-Antoine Godecharle, was master of music in the church of St Nicholas, and bass singer at the court chapel ofPrince Charles of Lorraine
Prince Charles Alexander Emanuel of Lorraine (; ; 12 December 1712 in Lunéville – 4 July 1780 in Tervuren) was a Lorraine-born Austrian general and soldier, field marshal of the Imperial Army, and governor of the Austrian Netherlands.
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, governor of the Austrian Netherlands. Eugène's brother Lambert-François was also a musician, replacing his father as master of music at St Nicholas; another brother was the sculptor Gilles-Lambert Godecharle
Gilles-Lambert Godecharle (2 December 1750 in Brussels − 24 February 1835 in Brussels) was a Belgian sculptor, a pupil of Laurent Delvaux, "the only sculptor of international repute in Delvaux's retinue", who became one of two outstanding repr ...
.
Career
Eugène began in the Prince's choir: his father, noting his talent as a violinist, sent him to Paris for lessons.Godecharle (Eugène-Charles-Jean)François-Joseph Fétis
François-Joseph Fétis (; 25 March 1784 – 26 March 1871) was a Belgian musicologist, critic, teacher and composer. He was among the most influential music intellectuals in continental Europe. His enormous compilation of biographical data in the ...
. ''Biographie universelle des musiciens et bibliographie générale de la musique''.
On his return to Brussels, he played viola in the chapel from 1773. On the death of Henri-Jacques de Croes, master of the court chapel, in 1786, Godecharle applied to replace him but failed; he became lead violin only in 1788. In 1776 he became master of music at the in Brussels, remaining in the post until his death.
Compositions
Godecharle's publications include: * Sonatas for violin with basso continuo, op. 1 * ''Symphonie nocturne'' for strings, two oboes, two horns, piccolo and drum * Six symphonies, for strings, two oboes and two horns * Three sonatas for harp with violin accompaniment * Three sonatas for piano with violin accompaniment, op. 5 He left in manuscript much church music.References
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*Eugène Godecharle
''Requiem Survey''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Godecharle, Eugene 1742 births 1798 deaths Belgian male classical violinists 18th-century classical violinists Belgian male classical composers 18th-century classical composers 18th-century male musicians Musicians from Brussels Musicians from the Austrian Netherlands