André Joseph Exaudet
André-Joseph Exaudet (1710–1762) was a French violinist and composer, best known for composing the influential 1751 minuet bearing his name. The January 1744 issue of the Mercure de France announced the publication of six violin sonatas, mentioning that Exaudet was then first violinist of the Académie Royale de Musique de Rouen. He is also listed in the Paris Opéra archives as a violinist at the Foire St Laurent and the Foire St Germain that year. His name is among the Opéra orchestra in 1749 and the Concert Spirituel orchestra in 1751, and he remained a violinist in both until his death. In 1758 he became an ordinaire de la musique de la chambre du roi. Exaudet also served as maître de violon in the court of the Prince of Condé. As a composer, Exaudet is best remembered by a celebrated minuet (op.2 no.1, finale). Within a year of its publication Vadé had added a text and incorporated it into his opera Le Suffisant. On 1 October 1763 the Mercure de France announced an orchestral arrangement by Berton and a year later another appeared by L'Abbé le fils. Its popularity was kept alive with a variety of texts; it even became the tune for a revolutionary song, Arbre heureux. It appeared in innumerable collections of airs and instrumental method books, often with variations. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Rouen (commune in Seine-Maritime, France), Died August 13, 1762 (Saint-Germain-en-Laye (commune in Yvelines, France) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1903 - 1922
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-27313 | 10-in. | 12/11/1922 | Menuet d'Exaudet | Emilio de Gogorza | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 1239 | 10-in. | approximately 1903 | Menuet d'Exaudet | Charles Gilibert | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Exaudet, André Joseph," accessed December 26, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106946.
Exaudet, André Joseph. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 26, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106946.
"Exaudet, André Joseph." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 26 December 2025.
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LCNAR: Exaudet, André Joseph, approximately 1710-1762 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93087638
Wikidata: André-Joseph Exaudet - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q516384
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/74044847
MusicBrainz: André-Joseph Exaudet - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8198fbc2-7f6c-444e-99ea-f6d9ce7962be
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/328012 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/328012
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