Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre [SEP] place of death
Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre
Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (full name Élisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre; born Élisabeth Jacquet, 17 March 1665, Paris – 27 June 1729, Paris) was a French musician, harpsichordist and composer.
Life and works.
Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de La Guerre (née Elisabeth Jacquet) was born into a family of musicians and master instrument-makers in the parish of Saint-Louis-en-l'Île, Paris. A child prodigy, she received her initial musical
Michel de La Guerre
Michel de La Guerre (c. 16051679) was a French organist and composer. His "Triomphe de l'Amour sur les Bergers et les Bergères", with librettist Charles de Beys which was first sung in 1655, and staged in 1657, is one of the earliest French operas. After his death his son Marin de la Guerre succeeded him as organist and married Élisabeth Jacquet in 1684.