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François Devienne
Person · male · France · Joinville · born 1759 · died 1803 · recording since 1993
French composer, flautist, bassoonist
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Also known as フランソワ・ドヴィエンヌ
Timeline
20 events▣ Album 17◦ Birth 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1
1750s
1800s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Four Bassoon Concertos
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
2010s
· Album
Album: Devienne: Flute Concerto no. 13 / Viotti: Violin Concerto no. 23
Album
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2020s
Biography
English biography266 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1347246812
Biography
François Devienne (French: [dəvjɛn]; 31 January 1759 – 5 September 1803) was a French composer of the Classical period and professor for flute at the Paris Conservatory.
Career
Devienne was born in Joinville, as the youngest of fourteen children of a saddlemaker. After receiving his first musical training as a choirboy in his hometown, he played in various Parisian ensembles as soloist and orchestra player. He studied the flute with Félix Rault; in 1780 he joined the household of Cardinal de Rohan. He was active in Paris as a flutist, bassoonist and composer, and played bassoon at the Paris Opera. He wrote successful operas in the 1790s, including Les visitandines (1792) which brought him much success.
He was also a member of the Military Band of the French Guard, where he was given the rank of sergeant with the duty of teaching the children of his colleagues in the military band in its Free School of Music. After the Revolutionary period, when the Free School became the National Institute of Music, later chartered as the Paris Conservatory in 1795, Devienne was appointed as flute professor (1795–1803); among his students was François René Gebauer. He wrote Méthode de Flûte Théorique et Pratique (1793), which was reprinted several times and did much to improve the level of French wind music in the late 18th century. Like Mozart and many other musicians, he joined the Freemasons and Concert de la Loge Olympique orchestra.
Devienne died in Charenton-Saint-Maurice near Paris on September 5, 1803.
Interpretations
"Que j’aime à voir les hirondelles" on YouTube performed by Helen Neeves, voice and Samantha Carrasco, piano
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 20 | 81.1th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 17 | 85.9th |
| Studio albums | 17 | 95.5th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 20 | 93.9th |
| Recording span (years) | -190 | 3.6th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (17 release groups · 17 studio albums)
Albums · 17
1993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:08:24
1Bassoon Concerto no. 4: Allegro maestoso9:582Bassoon Concerto no. 4: Adagio4:293Bassoon Concerto no. 4: Minuetto con variazione5:134Bassoon Concerto no. 2: Without Title10:085Bassoon Concerto no. 2: Polonaise4:166Bassoon Concerto no. 1: Without Title10:027Bassoon Concerto no. 1: Rondo5:268Bassoon Concerto in B major (Mozart?): Allegro moderato8:199Bassoon Concerto in B major (Mozart?): Romance: Andante6:1710Bassoon Concerto in B major (Mozart?): Rondo: Allegro moderato4:161993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:00:01
1Concerto no. 12 en la majeur: I. Allegro maestoso9:492Concerto no. 12 en la majeur: II. Adagio4:343Concerto no. 12 en la majeur: III. Allegretto6:004Concerto en sol majeur, op. posth.: I. Allegro11:115Concerto en sol majeur, op. posth.: II. Andante3:076Concerto en sol majeur, op. posth.: III. Rondo: Allegro8:327Concerto no. 9 en mi mineur: I. Allegro8:288Concerto no. 9 en mi mineur: II. Adagio cantabile2:459Concerto no. 9 en mi mineur: III. Allegretto con variazioni5:351996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:08:00
1Concerto no. 7 en mi mineur: I. Allegro8:232Concerto no. 7 en mi mineur: II. Adagio4:343Concerto no. 7 en mi mineur: III. Rondo. Allegretto5:374Concerto no. 5 en sol majeur: I. Allegro8:005Concerto no. 5 en sol majeur: II. Introduction. Adagio. Gratioso con variation6:326Concerto no. 6 en ré majeur: I. Allegro10:377Concerto no. 6 en ré majeur: II. Adagio3:338Concerto no. 6 en ré majeur: III. Polonaise5:009Concerto no. 4 en sol majeur: I. Allegro8:3410Concerto no. 4 en sol majeur: II. Romance2:1511Concerto no. 4 en sol majeur: III. Rondo4:551996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:12:30
1Concerto no. 8 en sol majeur: I. Allegro9:262Concerto no. 8 en sol majeur: II. Adagio2:463Concerto no. 8 en sol majeur: III. Polonaise4:404Concerto no. 2 en ré majeur: I. Allegro9:295Concerto no. 2 en ré majeur: II. Adagio5:296Concerto no. 2 en ré majeur: III. Allegretto4:257Concerto no. 11 en si mineur: I. Allegro spiritoso7:228Concerto no. 11 en si mineur: II. Adagio2:529Concerto no. 11 en si mineur: III. Allegro6:0610Concerto no. 1 en ré majeur: I. Allegro9:3711Concerto no. 1 en ré majeur: II. Adagio5:0712Concerto no. 1 en ré majeur: III. Rondo. Allegretto5:111997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:01:39
1Concerto no. 3 en sol majeur: I. Allegro8:192Concerto no. 3 en sol majeur: II. Romance3:093Concerto no. 3 en sol majeur: III. Rondo: Allegretto3:014Concerto no. 10 en ré majeur: I. Allegro assai8:255Concerto no. 10 en ré majeur: II. Adagio2:576Concerto no. 10 en ré majeur: III. Rondo: Allegretto4:187Concerto en ré majeur, op. posth: I. Allegro assai6:358Concerto en ré majeur, op. posth: II. Romance: Andante3:049Concerto en ré majeur, op. posth: III. Rondo: Allegro ma non tanto3:4510Symphonie concertante en sol majeur, op. 76: I. Allegro11:3411Symphonie concertante en sol majeur, op. 76: II. Adagio0:5512Symphonie concertante en sol majeur, op. 76: III. Allegretto con grazia5:372003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:19:06
1Quatuor op.73 n°1 : Allegro spiritoso9:572Quatuor op.73 n°1 : Adagio cantabile2:283Quatuor op.73 n°1 : Rondo. Allegro moderato3:594Duo concertant op.3 n°2 : Allegro16:275Duo concertant op.3 n°2 : Rondo2:536Quatuor op.73 n°2 : Allegro8:297Quatuor op.73 n°2 : Adagio3:148Quatuor op.73 n°2 : Grazioso con variazioni6:359Duo concertant op.3 n°5 : Allegro4:2110Duo concertant op.3 n°5 : Rondo2:5611Quatuor op.73 n°3 : Allegro con espressione8:4512Quatuor op.73 n°3 : Adagio, non troppo4:5313Quatuor op.73 n°3 : Rondo. Allegretto poco moderato4:092003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 59:06
1Flute Concerto No. 7 in E minor: I. Allegro8:272Flute Concerto No. 7 in E minor: II. Adagio4:493Flute Concerto No. 7 in E minor: III. Rondo5:104Symphonie Concertante for Flute and Bassoon: I. Maestoso - Allegro10:095Symphonie Concertante for Flute and Bassoon: II. Andante5:406Symphonie Concertante for Flute and Bassoon: III. Rondo5:087Flute Concerto No. 2 in D major: I. Allegro9:208Flute Concerto No. 2 in D major: II. Adagio5:259Flute Concerto No. 2 in D major: III. Rondo4:582004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:01:30
1Quatuor en ré majeur, op. 66 no. 2: Allegro8:562Quatuor en ré majeur, op. 66 no. 2: Adagio cantabile3:473Quatuor en ré majeur, op. 66 no. 2: Rondo allegretto3:364Quatuor en si mineur, op. 16 no. 3: Largo4:425Quatuor en si mineur, op. 16 no. 3: Allegro affectuoso5:256Quatuor en ut majeur, op. 66 no. 3: Allegro risoluto7:317Quatuor en ut majeur, op. 66 no. 3: Adagio4:488Quatuor en ut majeur, op. 66 no. 3: Rondo allegretto4:369Quatuor en la mineur, op. 66 no. 1: Allegro amabile9:0010Quatuor en la mineur, op. 66 no. 1: Adagio4:2911Quatuor en la mineur, op. 66 no. 1: Presto4:40Sonatas for Oboe and for Bassoon
2012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 27 tracks · 2:06:32
Disc 11Oboe Sonata no. 1 in C major, op. 70: I. Allegro con spiritoso6:142Oboe Sonata no. 1 in C major, op. 70: II. Adagio3:363Oboe Sonata no. 1 in C major, op. 70: III. Rondeau: Allegretto5:034Oboe Sonata no. 2 in F major, op. 70: I. Allegro con spiritoso6:325Oboe Sonata no. 2 in F major, op. 70: II. Largo3:436Oboe Sonata no. 2 in F major, op. 70: III. Rondeau: Allegretto4:187Oboe Sonata no. 2 in B‐flat major, op. 70: I. Allegro poco moderato7:058Oboe Sonata no. 2 in B‐flat major, op. 70: II. Pastorella. Larghetto3:569Oboe Sonata no. 2 in B‐flat major, op. 70: III. Allegro ma non troppo4:5010Bassoon Sonata no. 5 in G minor, op. 24: I. Allegro con expressione5:0011Bassoon Sonata no. 5 in G minor, op. 24: II. Adagio2:3512Bassoon Sonata no. 5 in G minor, op. 24: III. Rondeau2:3113Bassoon Sonata no. 2 in G major, op. 24: I. Allegro maestoso5:2614Bassoon Sonata no. 2 in G major, op. 24: Adagio3:0915Bassoon Sonata no. 2 in G major, op. 24: III. Rondeau. Moderato3:26Disc 21Oboe Sonata no. 4 in G major, op. 71: I. Allegro brillante6:352Oboe Sonata no. 4 in G major, op. 71: II. Adagio4:023Oboe Sonata no. 4 in G major, op. 71: III. Rondo. Poco moderato5:024Oboe Sonata no. 5 in D minor, op. 71: I. Allegro con gusto7:075Oboe Sonata no. 5 in D minor, op. 71: II. Adagio3:316Oboe Sonata no. 5 in D minor, op. 71: III. Presto3:067Oboe Sonata no. 6 in C major, op. 71: I. Allegro poco moderato ma non troppo lento6:158Oboe Sonata no. 6 in C major, op. 71: II. Adagio3:569Oboe Sonata no. 6 in C major, op. 71: III. Andante grazioso con variatione8:1610Bassoon Sonata no. 3 in F major, op. 24: I. Allegro5:0311Bassoon Sonata no. 3 in F major, op. 24: II. Largo2:5012Bassoon Sonata no. 3 in F major, op. 24: III. Rondeau3:252014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:06:43
1Flute Concerto no. 1 in D major: I. Allegro9:232Flute Concerto no. 1 in D major: II. Adagio2:553Flute Concerto no. 1 in D major: III. Rondo: Allegretto5:174Flute Concerto no. 2 in D major: I. Allegro9:495Flute Concerto no. 2 in D major: II. Adagio3:016Flute Concerto no. 2 in D major: III. Rondo: Allegretto4:227Flute Concerto no. 3 in G major: I. Allegro8:578Flute Concerto no. 3 in G major: II. Romance3:249Flute Concerto no. 3 in G major: III. Rondo: Allegretto2:5710Flute Concerto no. 4 in G major: I. Allegro8:4711Flute Concerto no. 4 in G major: II. Romance2:2112Flute Concerto no. 4 in G major: III. Rondo: Moderato5:302015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:06:40
1Quartet for flute & string trio in A minor op. 66, no. 1 - I. Allegro amabile8:482Quartet for flute & string trio in A minor op. 66, no. 1 - II. Adagio3:103Quartet for flute & string trio in A minor op. 66, no. 1 - III. Presto4:274Quartet for flute & string trio in D major, op. 66, no. 3 - I. Allegro risoluto8:295Quartet for flute & string trio in D major, op. 66, no. 3 - II. Adagio3:396Quartet for flute & string trio in D major, op. 66, no. 3 - III. Rondo allegretto4:137Quartet for bassoon, violin, viola & cello in C major, op. 73, no. 1 - I. Allegro spiritoso9:508Quartet for bassoon, violin, viola & cello in C major, op. 73, no. 1 - II. Adagio cantabile2:269Quartet for bassoon, violin, viola & cello in C major, op. 73, no. 1 - III. Rondo4:1610Quartet for bassoon, violin, viola & cello in G minor, op. 73, no. 3 - I. Allegro con espressione8:3411Quartet for bassoon, violin, viola & cello in G minor, op. 73, no. 3 - II. Adagio non troppo4:2912Quartet for bassoon, violin, viola & cello in G minor, op. 73, no. 3 - III. Rondo4:192017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:06:58
1Flute Concerto no. 5 in G major: I. Allegro7:562Flute Concerto no. 5 in G major: II. Introduction: Adagio0:573Flute Concerto no. 5 in G major: III. Gratioso con variation6:024Flute Concerto no. 6 in D major: I. Allegro11:035Flute Concerto no. 6 in D major: II. Adagio3:536Flute Concerto no. 6 in D major: III. Polonaise4:447Flute Concerto no. 7 in E minor: I. Allegro8:038Flute Concerto no. 7 in E minor: II. Adagio3:249Flute Concerto no. 7 in E minor: III. Rondo allegretto poco moderato4:5610Flute Concerto no. 8 in G major: I. Allegro9:1811Flute Concerto no. 8 in G major: II. Adagio2:0412Flute Concerto no. 8 in G major: III. Polonaise4:382017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:07:39
1Flute Concerto no. 9 in E minor: I. Allegro8:352Flute Concerto no. 9 in E minor: II. Adagio cantabile2:523Flute Concerto no. 9 in E minor: III. Allegretto con variazioni5:154Flute Concerto no. 10 in D major: I. Allegro assai8:075Flute Concerto no. 10 in D major: II. Adagio2:366Flute Concerto no. 10 in D major: III. Rondo: Allegretto5:027Flute Concerto no. 11 in B minor: I. Allegro spiritoso6:568Flute Concerto no. 11 in B minor: II. Adagio2:549Flute Concerto no. 11 in B minor: III. Allegro5:3410Flute Concerto no. 12 in A major: I. Allegro maestoso10:0211Flute Concerto no. 12 in A major: II. Adagio4:2212Flute Concerto no. 12 in A major: III. Allegretto5:24Devienne: Flute Concerto no. 13 / Viotti: Violin Concerto no. 23
2018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:13:34
1Flute Concerto No. 13 in D major, Op. Posth.: I. Allegro Assai6:322Flute Concerto No. 13 in D major, Op. Posth.: II. Romance. Andante3:593Flute Concerto No. 13 in D major, Op. Posth.: III. Allegro Non Tanto3:434Sinfonia Concertante in G major, Op. 76: I. Allegro12:265Sinfonia Concertante in G major, Op. 76: II. Adagio - Allegretto Con Grazia6:226Sinfonia Concertante in B-flat major, Op. 25 (version for 2 Flutes & Orchestra): I. Moderato11:267Sinfonia Concertante in B-flat major, Op. 25 (version for 2 Flutes & Orchestra): II. Rondo. Allegretto4:518Violin Concerto No. 23 in G major, G. 98 (Arr. F. Devienne for Flute & Orchestra): I. Allegro11:019Violin Concerto No. 23 in G major, G. 98 (Arr. F. Devienne for Flute & Orchestra): II. Andante5:0810Violin Concerto No. 23 in G major, G. 98 (Arr. F. Devienne for Flute & Orchestra): III. Rondo - Allegro8:062018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:04:35
1Symphony no. 82 in C major, Hob.I:82 “L’Ours”: Vivace7:522Symphony no. 82 in C major, Hob.I:82 “L’Ours”: Allegretto6:363Symphony no. 82 in C major, Hob.I:82 “L’Ours”: Menuet – Trio3:294Symphony no. 82 in C major, Hob.I:82 “L’Ours”: Finale. Vivace5:075Symphonie concertante mêlée d’airs patriotiques for Two Solo Violins: Allegro moderato9:546Symphonie concertante mêlée d’airs patriotiques for Two Solo Violins: Adagio un poco andante4:217Symphonie concertante mêlée d’airs patriotiques for Two Solo Violins: Allegro moderato6:138Symphonie concertante in F major no. 4 for Flute, Oboe, Bassoon and Horn: Allegro13:059Symphonie concertante in F major no. 4 for Flute, Oboe, Bassoon and Horn: Gracioso con variazioni7:582020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 59:27
1Bassoon Sonata no. 1 in C major, op. 24 no. 1: I. Allegro4:372Bassoon Sonata no. 1 in C major, op. 24 no. 1: II. Adagio2:523Bassoon Sonata no. 1 in C major, op. 24 no. 1: III. Minuetto con variazioni3:134Bassoon Sonata no. 2 in G major, op. 24 no. 2: I. Allegro maestoso4:555Bassoon Sonata no. 2 in G major, op. 24 no. 2: II. Adagio2:436Bassoon Sonata no. 2 in G major, op. 24 no. 2: III. Rondò moderato3:017Bassoon Sonata no. 3 in F major, op. 24 no. 3: I. Allegro4:358Bassoon Sonata no. 3 in F major, op. 24 no. 3: II. Largo2:339Bassoon Sonata no. 3 in F major, op. 24 no. 3: III. Rondò3:0710Bassoon Sonata no. 4 in B major, op. 24 no. 4: I. Allegro moderato4:5011Bassoon Sonata no. 4 in B major, op. 24 no. 4: II. Adagio2:3712Bassoon Sonata no. 4 in B major, op. 24 no. 4: III. Tempo di minuetto2:1413Bassoon Sonata no. 5 in G minor, op. 24 no. 5: I. Allegro con espressione4:3214Bassoon Sonata no. 5 in G minor, op. 24 no. 5: II. Adagio2:2715Bassoon Sonata no. 5 in G minor, op. 24 no. 5: III. Rondò2:0416Bassoon Sonata no. 6 in C major, op. 24 no. 6: I. Allegro moderato3:5417Bassoon Sonata no. 6 in C major, op. 24 no. 6: II. Adagio2:5418Bassoon Sonata no. 6 in C major, op. 24 no. 6: III. Rondò poco moderato2:192023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 52:30
1Flute Duo no. 1, op. 2: I. Allegro4:412Flute Duo no. 1, op. 2: II. Rondeau Grazioso2:363Flute Duo no. 2, op. 2: I. Allegro moderato5:304Flute Duo no. 2, op. 2: II. Rondeau3:035Flute Duo no. 3, op. 2: I. Allegro6:126Flute Duo no. 3, op. 2: II. Grazioso con Variatione4:447Flute Duo no. 4, op. 2: I. Allegro5:148Flute Duo no. 4, op. 2: II. Rondeau Allegretto3:049Flute Duo no. 5, op. 2: I. Allegro Grazioso5:0910Flute Duo no. 5, op. 2: II. Menuetto Grazioso2:4311Flute Duo no. 6, op. 2: I. Allegro5:5812Flute Duo no. 6, op. 2: II. Grazioso3:36
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put François Devienne head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 20 | 81.1th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 17 | 85.9th |
| Studio albums | 17 | 95.5th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 20 | 93.9th |
| Recording span (years) | -190 | 3.6th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
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Wikidata: Q711034 · MusicBrainz: d5525536-5f2c-4b8e-a4b6-fbcfbe065e14
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