Boismortier, Joseph Bodin de
(1689–1755)> COMPOSER
Boismortier, Joseph Bodin de (23 December 1689, Thionville; 28 October 1755, Roissy-en-Brie), composer, arrived in Paris during 1724, and he became a part of the musical scene almost immediately by reason of his fecundity. He wrote three ballet operas: Les Voyages de l’amour (1736), Don Quichotte (1743), and Daphnis et Chloé (1747), All three compositions were produced at the Royal Academy of Music, but only Daphnis et Chloé seems to have enjoyed more than a casual success. Boismortier composed…