About Pierre Dandrieu
Lived 1664 – 1733 (aged 69). Pierre Dandrieu was a French organist, composer and musician.
Pierre Dandrieu (d'Andrieu) (baptised in Angers on 21 March 1664 – 20 October 1733) was a French priest, composer and organist.
Life Pierre Dandrieu was baptised in Angers. After studying with Lebègue, he held the organ of , now destroyed, on the île de la Cité in Paris, for more than 40 years. His nephew Jean-François Dandrieu succeeded him to this same gallery in 1733.
Dandrieu died in Paris on 20 October 1733.
Works Pierre Dandrieu published around 1714 a book of 42 and various pieces for the organ (mainly) or harpsichord, published again between 1721 and 1733 (c. 1725 according to the BnF) :
NOELS. / O Filii, Chansons de Saint Jacques, / Stabat Mater, et Carillons. / Le Tout Revû augmenté / et Extrêmement Varié, et mis pour L’Orgue / Et pour le Claveçin. / par Mr. Dandrieu / Prêtre et Organiste de St. Barthelemy / À Paris. (s. d.)
1. À la Venue de Noel 2. Une Jeune Pucelle 3. Chantons je vous prie Noel hautement 4. Or nous dites Marie 5. Joseph est bien Marie 6. Voici le jour Selemne 7. Je me suis Levé 8. Marchons, Marchons Gaïement 9. Adam ou est tu 10. Chretien qui Suivez l’Eglise 11. Nous Sommes en voïe 12. Puer nobis Nascitur 13. Grace soit rendüe a Dieu de la Sus 14. Savez-vous mon cher Voisin 15. Mais ou san est allé Nau 16. Quand je M’Eveillai et eus assez dormi 17. Chantons je vous prie 18. Vous qui desirez Sans fin 19. Noel cette Journée 20. Quand le Sauveur Jesus-Christ fut né de Marie 21. Sortons de nos Chaumines 22. Joseph tu fus bien Joyeux 23. Chantons de voix Hautaine 24. Noel pour l’Amour de Marie 25. Laissez paitre vos bestes 26. Tous les Bourgeois de Châtres 27. Chantons je vous prie Noel hautement 28. Quoi ma voisine es tu fâchée 29. Allons voir ce divin gage 30. Michau qui causoit ce grand Bruit 31. Une Bergere Jolie 32. Le Roy des Cieux vient de Naître 33. Ou s’en vont ces gais Bergers 34. A minuit fut fait un Reveil on MusOpen 35. A minuit fut fait un Reveil 36. Jacob que tu es habile 37. Si c’est pour ôter la Vie 38. Stabat mater 39. O Filii et Filiæ 40. Chanson de Saint Jacques 41. 2e Chanson 42. Carillon ou Cloches
Several of these pieces were later taken back and reworked (by his nephew Jean-François ?), and published in 1759, more than 20 years after the nephew's death.
He also published 3 arias in Recueils d'airs sérieux et à boire at Ballard, in Paris: Mes yeux par leur langueur extrême (August 1697), L'amour s'est fait pour la jeunesse and Petits oyseaux sous ces feuillages (April 1699).
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French organist and composer
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Pierre Dandrieu was born on 21 March 1664 in Angers.
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