Floquet, Etienne-Joseph
(1750–1785)> COMPOSER
Floquet, Etienne-Joseph (25 November 1750, Aix-en-Provence; 10 May 1785, Paris), composer, was not fortunate enough to encounter effective music teachers as a youth, but he did possess enough native ability to compose a motet at age 11. Encouraged to go to Paris in 1769 to develop his gifts and to exploit his talents, he wrote the ballet L’Union de l’amour et des arts that was mounted by the Royal Academy of Music on 7 September 1773. Pierre-Gabriel Gardel made his debut in this highly…