Loeillet de Gant, Jean Baptiste, 1688-approximately 1720

LC control no.	n 80120872
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Loeillet de Gant, Jean Baptiste, 1688-approximately 1720 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Lœillet, Jean Baptiste, 1688- Gand, J. B. Lœillet de (Jean Baptiste Lœillet), 1688-approximately 1720 Gant, Jean Baptiste Lœillet de, 1688-approximately 1720 Lœillet de Gand, J. B. (Jean Baptiste), 1688-approximately 1720 Loeillet, de Gant, 1688-approximately 1720 Lœillet de Gant, J. B. (Jean Baptiste), 1688-approximately 1720 Lœillet, J. B. (Jean Baptiste), 1688-approximately 1720 Lœillet, Jean Baptiste, b. 1688 Lœillett, Jean Baptiste, 1688-approximately 1720 Luly, Jean, 1688-approximately 1720
Birth date	1688-07
Death date	1720~
Place of birth	Ghent (Belgium)
Place of death	Lyon (France)
Field of activity	Music
Profession or occupation	Composers
Special note	Not the same as Lœillet, John, 1680-1730.
Found in	His XII sonatas or solos for a flute ... Opera [2d] 171-? New Grove (Jean Baptiste Lœillet (Lœillet de Gant); b. Ghent, baptized 7/6/1688; d. Lyons, ca. 1720) His Sei sonate per duo flauti dolci contralti, c1982: t.p. (J.B. Lœillet de Gand) His XII sonatas or solos for a flute ... c1989: cover (Jean Luly of Gant (Jean Baptiste Lœillet)) His 2 sonatas op. 5 ... c1980: caption (J.B. Lœillet de Gant) cover (Jean-Baptist Lœillet de Gant) His Adagio and allegro, c1989: cover (J.B. Lœillet) Lœillet, J. XII Sonaten für Altblockflöte oder Violine und Basso continuo, Opus 4, c1982: v. 4, t.p. (Jean Baptiste Loeillet de Gant; 1688-ca. 1750) t.p. verso (Jean Baptiste L'Oeillet (auch Loeillet) de Gant; Jean Baptiste L'oeillet de Gant) Wikipedia, May 11, 2009 (Jean Baptiste Loeillet of Ghent; Jean Baptiste Loeillet (July 6, 1688-1750), who later styled himself Loeillet de Gant, was a Belgian composer, born in Ghent; added "de Ghent" to his surname to avoid confusion with his cousin, Jean-Baptiste Loeillet of London (1680-1730)) Grove music online, May 11, 2009 (Jean Baptiste Loeillet ('Loeillet de Gant'); b Ghent, bap. 6 July 1688; d Lyons, c1720); composer, son of Pieter Loeillet; used Loeillet de Gant on all his published compositions) OCLC, 15 December 2016 (usage: Jean Baptiste Loeillet de Gant ; J. B. Loeillet de Gant ; Jean Baptiste L'Oeillet [rare] ; Loeillet de Gant [rare] ; Jean Baptiste Loeillet [extremely rare]) IMSLP, via WWW, 18 January 2017 (Loeillet, Jean Baptiste; Jean Baptiste Loeillet (baptised 6 July 1688--ca.1720); alternative names/transliterations: Jean-Baptiste Lœillet, Loeilly, Loeillet de Gant, Loeillet de Ghent, Jean Baptiste L'Oeillet; title page images show name without ligature, i.e. Jean Baptiste Loeillet de Gant) allmusic.com, 18 January 2017 (Jean-Baptiste Loeillet (of Ghent); also known as: Jean Baptiste Loeillet de Gant; Jean Baptiste Loeillet de Gant, born in Ghent in July 1688, was the cousin of the eight-years-older composer known simply as Jean Baptiste Loeillet (who, happily enough for musicologists, moved to London and informally changed his name to John, thus simplifying identification a bit); as composers, the two were frequently mistaken for one another during their lifetimes, and so today we cannot be altogether sure which of them composed which pieces; it is, unfortunately, likely that publishers issued music by both under the name "Jean Baptiste Loeillet de Gant" but it seems safe to say that of the two, the one born in 1688 (the "proper" Jean Baptiste Loeillet de Gant) was the less prolific and in a certain sense the less significant composer; Loeillet de Gant (or de Gand) was born into a long-established family of Flemish musicians: he was the son of a Pierre Loeillet, who was in turn fathered by Jean Baptiste Francois Loeillet, who was not actually a professional musician but whose brother was; not much is known for certain about the life and career of De Gant; he grew up in Ghent but at some point moved to France to serve the Archbishop of Lyons there, and probably died in the early 1720s) BnF, 18 January 2017 (Loeillet, Jean-Baptiste (1688-172.); Belgian; male; born 1688 in Gand (Belgique); died 172_ in Lyon; composer; baptized on July 6, 1688; death before 1729, probably around 1720; not to be confused with his cousin: Loeillet, Jean-Baptiste (1680-1730), "John Loeillet of London", also a composer; variant names: Loeillet de Gand, Jean-Baptiste (1688-172.); Loeillet de Gant, Jean-Baptiste (1688-172.)) Wikipedia, 18 January 2017 (Jean Baptiste Loeillet of Ghent; Jean Baptiste Loeillet (6 July 1688--c. 1720), who later styled himself Loeillet de Gant, was a Belgian composer, born in Ghent; he spent the largest part of his life in France in service to the archbishop of Lyon, Paul-François de Neufville de Villeroy; he wrote many works for recorder, including trio sonatas, unaccompanied sonatas for 2 recorders, and solo sonatas; he died in Lyons around 1720; Loeillet added "de Ghent" to his surname to avoid confusion with his cousin, Jean-Baptiste Loeillet of London (1680-1730), who was a well-known musician and composer in London)
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