Jean-Baptiste Sebastien Bréval (1753 -- 1823) was a
French cellist and composer. He wrote mostly pieces for
his own instrument, and performed many world premières
of his own pieces.
Bréval was born in Paris, and he went on to study with
François Cupis (1732-1808) and Martin Berteau. By 1774
he was an active cello teacher. In 1775 he published
his opus 1, six concertante quartets. In 1776, he
became a member of the «Société Académique des
Enfants d'Apollon». Kicking off his car...(+)
Jean-Baptiste Sebastien Bréval (1753 -- 1823) was a
French cellist and composer. He wrote mostly pieces for
his own instrument, and performed many world premières
of his own pieces.
Bréval was born in Paris, and he went on to study with
François Cupis (1732-1808) and Martin Berteau. By 1774
he was an active cello teacher. In 1775 he published
his opus 1, six concertante quartets. In 1776, he
became a member of the «Société Académique des
Enfants d'Apollon». Kicking off his career by
performing one of his sonatas at a Concert Spirituel in
1778, he became a member of their orchestra from 1781
to 1791, and from 1791 to 1800 he played in the
orchestra of the Théâtre Feydeau.
Bréval is most well known for his Sonata in C major
(Opus 40, No. 1), which is one of the classics of
student cello literature, and often one of the first
full sonatas a cello student will learn. The original
version is available from several different publishers.
Versions have also been published transcribed for other
string instruments, including the viola, and for bass
clarinet.
Although this piece was originally written for Cello
and Keyboard, I created this arrangement for Bassoon &
Acoustic Piano.