Mondonville, Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de
Mondonville, Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de
Mondonville, Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de, distinguished French violinist, conductor, and composer; b. Narbonne (baptized), Dec. 25, 1711; d. Belleville, near Paris, Oct. 8, 1772. He assumed his wife’s maiden name, de Mondonville. He played in the Holy Week program at the Concert Spirituel in Paris (1734), and after appearing at the Concert de Lille, he returned to Paris, where he was made violinist at the royal chapel and chamber (1739). He wrote motets for the Concert Spirituel, and was made sous-maître of the royal chapel (1740). He became intendant of the “musique de la chapelle” in Versailles (1744), as well as music director of the Concert Spirituel (1755–62). He composed numerous stage works, oratorios, grand motets, and instrumental pieces.
Bibliography
J.-J. Galibert, J.-J.C. d.M. (Narbonne, 1856); F. Hellouin, M.: Sa vie et son oeuvre (Paris, 1903); E. Borroff, The Instrumental Works of J.-J.C. d.M. (diss., Univ. of Mich., 1958).
—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire