Philibert Delavigne
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Philibert Delavigne<ref name="surname">also mentioned as De La Vigne, Lavigne</ref> (c. 1700 - 1750) <ref name="dates">La Vigne, Philibert de (1700?-1760?) in the catalogue of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France</ref> was a French composer. Little is known of his life, except that he was active at the court of Louis XV and entered the service of the Comte d'Agen around 1730.
Only three sets of compositions by Delavigne survive:
- op. 1 Six Suites (Paris, 1731)
- op. 2 [Trois] Sonates
- op. 4 Les Fleurs, 24 pièces
All these compositions are described in their full titles as suitable for musette de cour, hurdy-gurdy and violin or transverse flute. Robert A. Green<ref name="green">Robert A. Green the Hurdy-gurdy in Eighteenth-century France, 1995. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0253209420</ref> explains that the composer's preference was always shown by the exact order in which the instruments are named. According to this principle, Delavigne's surviving works were composed for musette even though they remain eminently accessible for the hurdy-gurdy.
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- CD booklet by Pál Németh for Les Fleurs, Hungaroton HCD 32201
- front matter for modern edition of Les Fleurs, 1982, Amadeus Verlag BP 553
- biographical notes in Musiques en duo pour Vielles à Roue, ed. Fromenteau/Casteuble, 1980. Editions J.M. Fuzeau
