Charles Fleury, Sieur de Blancrocher (c. 1605 – November 1652) was a French lutenist. Known principally under the name Blancrocher (Blanrocher, Blancheroche), he was one of the leading performers of his day, active in Paris. Whether he composed or not is unknown; a single dance movement survives, attributed to him, in the so-called Manuscrit Vaudry de Saizenay. His name became well known in the late 20th century, for after his sudden death (he fell down a flight of stairs) as many as four major composers wrote tombeaux in his memory: lutenists Denis Gaultier and François Dufaut, and harpsichordistsLouis Couperin and Johann Jakob Froberger. The latter witnessed Blancrocher's death, and the lutenist apparently died in Froberger's arms.
He was the son of Louis, Valet de chambre du roi, and Mathurine de Vallois (+1625). He left six children underage. His son Charles married Anne de Franchere or de Fransure in 1633.
Tombeaux on Blancrocher's deathedit
Louis Couperin: Tombeau de Monsieur Blancrocher (in the Bauyn manuscript)
François Dufaut: Tombeau de Monsieur Blancrocher
Johann Jakob Froberger: FbWV 632 — Tombeau in C minor (Tombeau fait à Paris sur la mort de Monsieur Blancrocher)
Denis Gaultier: Tombeau de Monsieur Blancrocher (also known as Andromède, an allemande in A major from La Rhetorique des dieux)
La vie des musiciens de Paris sous Mazarin, p.127-129 by Catherine Massip 1976
January 01, 1970
charles, fleury, canadian, trade, union, activist, trade, unionist, french, architect, charles, rohault, fleury, sieur, blancrocher, 1605, november, 1652, french, lutenist, known, principally, under, name, blancrocher, blanrocher, blancheroche, leading, perfor. For the Canadian trade union activist see Charles Fleury trade unionist For the French architect see Charles Rohault de Fleury Charles Fleury Sieur de Blancrocher c 1605 November 1652 was a French lutenist Known principally under the name Blancrocher Blanrocher Blancheroche he was one of the leading performers of his day active in Paris Whether he composed or not is unknown a single dance movement survives attributed to him in the so called Manuscrit Vaudry de Saizenay His name became well known in the late 20th century for after his sudden death he fell down a flight of stairs as many as four major composers wrote tombeaux in his memory lutenists Denis Gaultier and Francois Dufaut and harpsichordists Louis Couperin and Johann Jakob Froberger The latter witnessed Blancrocher s death and the lutenist apparently died in Froberger s arms He was the son of Louis Valet de chambre du roi and Mathurine de Vallois 1625 He left six children underage His son Charles married Anne de Franchere or de Fransure in 1633 Tombeaux on Blancrocher s death editLouis Couperin Tombeau de Monsieur Blancrocher in the Bauyn manuscript Francois Dufaut Tombeau de Monsieur Blancrocher Johann Jakob Froberger FbWV 632 Tombeau in C minor Tombeau fait a Paris sur la mort de Monsieur Blancrocher Denis Gaultier Tombeau de Monsieur Blancrocher also known as Andromede an allemande in A major from La Rhetorique des dieux References editBurchmore Bruce K 2001 Charles Fleury In Sadie Stanley Tyrrell John eds The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians 2nd ed London Macmillan Publishers ISBN 978 1 56159 239 5 La vie des musiciens de Paris sous Mazarin p 127 129 by Catherine Massip 1976 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Fleury amp oldid 1005653835, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
