Jean-Frédéric Edelmann was a French

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 classical

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 composer

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. He was born in Strasbourg

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 but, after studying law and music, he moved to Paris

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 in 1774 where he played and taught the piano. It is possible that Edelmann worked for some time in London

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. During the French Revolution he was appointed administrator of the Bas-Rhin

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. In July 1794 he was arrested and executed by guillotine.

Edelmann composed two operas, an oratorio and various pieces of chamber music.

Works list

• Published Works

Op. 1 No. 1 \ Keyboard Sonata in E flat major

Op. 1 No. 2 \ Keyboard Sonata in E major

Op. 1 No. 3 \ Keyboard Sonata in D major

Op. 1 No. 4 \ Keyboard Sonata in A major

Op. 1 No. 5 \ Keyboard Sonata in D major

Op. 1 No. 6 \ Keyboard Sonata in F sharp major

Op. 2 No. 1 \ Keyboard Sonata in C major

Op. 2 No. 2 \ Keyboard Sonata in F major

Op. 2 No. 3 \ Keyboard Sonata in C major

Op. 2 No. 4 \ Keyboard Sonata in G major

Op. 2 No. 5 \ Keyboard Sonata in E major

Op. 2 No. 6 \ Keyboard Sonata in B flat major

Op. 3 No. 1 \ Keyboard Sonata in E flat minor

Op. 3 No. 2 \ Keyboard Sonata in F major

Op. 4 \ Keyboard Concerto in D major

Op. 5 No. 1 \ Keyboard Sonata in A major

Op. 5 No. 2 \ Keyboard Sonata in G minor

Op. 5 No. 3 \ Keyboard Sonata in C minor

Op. 5 No. 4 \ Keyboard Sonata in D minor

Op. 6 No. 1 \ Keyboard Sonata in G minor

Op. 6 No. 2 \ Keyboard Sonata in D minor

Op. 6 No. 3 \ Keyboard Sonata in C major

Op. 7 No. 1 \ Keyboard Sonata in E flat major

Op. 7 No. 2 \ Keyboard Sonata in G minor

Op. 8 No. 1 \ Keyboard Sonata in C minor

Op. 8 No. 2 \ Keyboard Sonata in E minor (Mlle Edelmann)

Op. 8 No. 3 \ Keyboard Sonata in D major

Op. 9 No. 1 \ Keyboard Quartet in E flat major

Op. 9 No. 2 \ Keyboard Quartet in C minor

Op. 9 No. 3 \ Keyboard Quartet in G minor

Op. 9 No. 4 \ Keyboard Quartet in D major

Op. 10 No. 1 \ Keyboard Sonata in F minor

Op. 10 No. 2 \ Keyboard Sonata in E flat major

Op. 10 No. 3 \ Keyboard Sonata in C minor

Op. 10 No. 4 \ Keyboard Sonata in E major

Op. 11 \ Opera La bergère des Alpes (Paris, Tuileries 20 July 1781)

Op. 12 \ Keyboard Concerto in A minor

Op. 13 No. 1 \ Keyboard Quartet in C major

Op. 13 No. 2 \ Keyboard Quartet in B flat major

Op. 13 No. 3 \ Keyboard Quartet in C minor

Op. 13 No. 4 \ Keyboard Quartet in D major

Op. 14 No. 1 \ Keyboard Concerto in F minor

Op. 14 No. 2 \ Keyboard Concerto in F major

Op. 14 No. 3 \ Keyboard Concerto in E major

Op. 15 No. 1 \ Keyboard Quartet in A major "Le rendez-vous"

Op. 15 No. 2 \ Keyboard Quartet in E major "La toilette de Vénus"

Op. 15 No. 3 \ Keyboard Quartet in G minor "Les regrets d'Herminie"

Op. 15 No. 4 \ Keyboard Quartet in E flat major "La partie de chasse"

Op. 16 \ Airs for keyboard

• Unpublished Works

Oratorio Esther (Paris, Concert Spirituel

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, 8 April 1781) lost

Opera Ariane dans l’isle de Naxos (Paris, Opéra, 24 Sept 1782)

Ballet Feu (Paris, Opéra, 24 Sept 1782)

Opera Diane et l’amour