Jacques Aubert

For the entomologist, see Jacques Aubert (entomologist).
Not to be confused with Jacques Ibert.

Jacques Aubert (30 September 1689 – 19 May 1753), also known as Jacques Aubert le Vieux (Jacques Aubert the Elder), was a French composer and violinist of the Baroque period. From 1727 to 1746, he was a member of the Vingt-quatre Violons du Roy; from 1728 to 1752, he was the first violinist with the Paris Opera orchestra; and from 1729 to 1740, he frequently and successfully appeared as a soloist with the Concert Spirituel, performing, among other works, concertos for violin and orchestra of his own composition.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Aubert family", Grove Music online.
  2. ^ François-Joseph Fétis (1860). "Aubert (Jacques)". Biographie universelle des musiciens et bibliographie génèrale de la musique (in French). Harvard University. Firmin-Didot.