Estienne Roger
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Estienne Roger
Estienne Roger (born 1665 or 1666 in Caen
, France
; died July 7, 1722 in Amsterdam
) was a francophone printer and publisher working in the Netherlands.
. The revocation of Edict of Nantes
in 1685 made him flee with his family to the Netherlands where he settled in Amsterdam to learn the trade of a printer in the shop of Jean-Louis de Lorme. In 1691 he married Marie-Suzanne de Magneville (c. 1670–1712). In 1696 he opened his own shop.
Roger concentrated on histories, grammars, dictionaries, and eventually became a renowned publisher of musical scores. Between 1696 and 1722 he published over 500 editions of music written by a wide range of composers such as Albicastro, Albinoni
, Bassani
, Bonporti
, Caldara
, Corelli
, Pepusch
, Scarlatti
, Somis
, Torelli
, Valentini
, Veracini
and Vivaldi
. In some cases, Roger offered mere reprints aiming at the European market he successfully reached (works that had been published by Giuseppe Sala in Venice or Ballard in Paris
). His own publications were reprinted especially by Pierre Mortier in Amsterdam and John Walsh
in London. Apart from "serious" music, or "classical" as it would be termed today, he also published popular music, such as his volumes of Oude en Nieuwe Hollantse Boerenlietjes en Contradansen, published 1700-1716.
Roger was famous for the taste and the diligence of his work and for his ability to sell large editions he would advertise in Western Europe. Trade connections to Rotterdam, Brussels, Liege, Paris, Cologne, Leipzig, Halle (Saale), Berlin, Hamburg and London ensured international outreach. His command of the European market was striking, with publication histories such as the one he could grant Constantin de Renneville's French Inquisition. The edition he sold in 1715 was reprinted in London and Nuremberg that very year, proof that his copies had reached readers in both cities within weeks.
In 1716 Roger's daughter Françoise (1694–1723) married the printer Michel-Charles Le Cène, who worked in the shop till 1720, the date he opened his own business. Roger's second daughter Jeanne (1701–1722) became his official heiress and acted as publisher on several occasions before 1722. She died only five months after her father.
Instead of passing the shop into the hands of her sister Françoise and her husband Le Cène, she left it to Gerrit Drinkman, a company employee who in turn died but a few months later. Le Cène was finally able to buy the shop and continued its main business, music, until his death in 1743 with more than 100 new publications. The shop ultimately ceased operation in 1748.
Estienne Roger (born 1665 or 1666 in Caen
Caen
Caen is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the Calvados department and the capital of the Basse-Normandie region. It is located inland from the English Channel....
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
; died July 7, 1722 in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
) was a francophone printer and publisher working in the Netherlands.
Life
Roger was born a French HuguenotHuguenot
The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th centuries. Since the 17th century, people who formerly would have been called Huguenots have instead simply been called French Protestants, a title suggested by their German co-religionists, the...
. The revocation of Edict of Nantes
Edict of Nantes
The Edict of Nantes, issued on 13 April 1598, by Henry IV of France, granted the Calvinist Protestants of France substantial rights in a nation still considered essentially Catholic. In the Edict, Henry aimed primarily to promote civil unity...
in 1685 made him flee with his family to the Netherlands where he settled in Amsterdam to learn the trade of a printer in the shop of Jean-Louis de Lorme. In 1691 he married Marie-Suzanne de Magneville (c. 1670–1712). In 1696 he opened his own shop.
Roger concentrated on histories, grammars, dictionaries, and eventually became a renowned publisher of musical scores. Between 1696 and 1722 he published over 500 editions of music written by a wide range of composers such as Albicastro, Albinoni
Tomaso Albinoni
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni was an Italian Baroque composer. While famous in his day as an opera composer, he is mainly remembered today for his instrumental music, such as the concertos, some of which are regularly recorded.-Biography:Born in Venice, Republic of Venice, to Antonio Albinoni, a...
, Bassani
Giovanni Battista Bassani
Giovanni Battista Bassani was an Italian composer, violinist, and organist.Battista was born in Padua. It is thought that he studied in Venice under Daniele Castrovillari and in Ferrara under Giovanni Legrenzi. Charles Burney and John Hawkins claimed he taught Arcangelo Corelli, but there is no...
, Bonporti
Francesco Antonio Bonporti
Francesco Antonio Bonporti was an Italian priest and amateur composer.He was born in Trento. In 1691, he was admitted in the Collegium Germanicum in Rome, where he studied theology...
, Caldara
Antonio Caldara
Antonio Caldara was an Italian Baroque composer.Caldara was born in Venice , the son of a violinist. He became a chorister at St Mark's in Venice, where he learned several instruments, probably under the instruction of Giovanni Legrenzi...
, Corelli
Arcangelo Corelli
Arcangelo Corelli was an Italian violinist and composer of Baroque music.-Biography:Corelli was born at Fusignano, in the current-day province of Ravenna, although at the time it was in the province of Ferrara. Little is known about his early life...
, Pepusch
Johann Christoph Pepusch
Johann Christoph Pepusch , also known as John Christopher Pepusch and Dr Pepusch, was a German-born composer who spent most of his working life in England....
, Scarlatti
Alessandro Scarlatti
Alessandro Scarlatti was an Italian Baroque composer especially famous for his operas and chamber cantatas. He is considered the founder of the Neapolitan school of opera. He was the father of two other composers, Domenico Scarlatti and Pietro Filippo Scarlatti.-Life:Scarlatti was born in...
, Somis
Giovanni Battista Somis
Giovanni Battista Somis was an Italian violinist and composer of the Baroque music era.He studied under Arcangelo Corelli between 1703 and 1706 or 1707...
, Torelli
Giuseppe Torelli
Giuseppe Torelli was an Italian violist, violinist, teacher, and composer.Torelli is most remembered for his contributions to the development of the instrumental concerto Giuseppe Torelli (April 22, 1658 – February 8, 1709) was an Italian violist, violinist, teacher, and composer.Torelli is most...
, Valentini
Giuseppe Valentini
Giuseppe Valentini , nicknamed Straccioncino , was an Italian violinist, painter, poet, and composer, though he is known chiefly as a composer of inventive instrumental music. He studied under Giovanni Battista Bononcini in Rome between 1692 and 1697...
, Veracini
Francesco Maria Veracini
thumb|150px|Francesco Maria Veracini.Francesco Maria Veracini was an Italian composer and violinist, perhaps best known for his sets of violin sonatas.-Life:Francesco Maria Veracini led a turbulent life...
and Vivaldi
Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi , nicknamed because of his red hair, was an Italian Baroque composer, priest, and virtuoso violinist, born in Venice. Vivaldi is recognized as one of the greatest Baroque composers, and his influence during his lifetime was widespread over Europe...
. In some cases, Roger offered mere reprints aiming at the European market he successfully reached (works that had been published by Giuseppe Sala in Venice or Ballard in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
). His own publications were reprinted especially by Pierre Mortier in Amsterdam and John Walsh
John Walsh (printer)
John Walsh was an English music publisher of Irish descent, established off the Strand, London, by c. 1690. He was appointed musical instrument-maker-in-ordinary to the king in 1692....
in London. Apart from "serious" music, or "classical" as it would be termed today, he also published popular music, such as his volumes of Oude en Nieuwe Hollantse Boerenlietjes en Contradansen, published 1700-1716.
Roger was famous for the taste and the diligence of his work and for his ability to sell large editions he would advertise in Western Europe. Trade connections to Rotterdam, Brussels, Liege, Paris, Cologne, Leipzig, Halle (Saale), Berlin, Hamburg and London ensured international outreach. His command of the European market was striking, with publication histories such as the one he could grant Constantin de Renneville's French Inquisition. The edition he sold in 1715 was reprinted in London and Nuremberg that very year, proof that his copies had reached readers in both cities within weeks.
In 1716 Roger's daughter Françoise (1694–1723) married the printer Michel-Charles Le Cène, who worked in the shop till 1720, the date he opened his own business. Roger's second daughter Jeanne (1701–1722) became his official heiress and acted as publisher on several occasions before 1722. She died only five months after her father.
Instead of passing the shop into the hands of her sister Françoise and her husband Le Cène, she left it to Gerrit Drinkman, a company employee who in turn died but a few months later. Le Cène was finally able to buy the shop and continued its main business, music, until his death in 1743 with more than 100 new publications. The shop ultimately ceased operation in 1748.