Benaut, Francois Joseph 'Josse' 30.sep.1743-13.jul.1794 Belgium, Gullegem - France, Paris
organist, harpsichordist, editor, arranger, 1772-1788 teacher harpsichord and piano in Paris, 1772-1783 he published a large amount of compositions and arrangements of popular pieces for the harpsichord and piano, 1775 residing at rue Dauphine la premiere porte cochere a droite, en entrant par le Pont neuf (the first carriage gate on the right, entering by the new bridge), 1778 harpsichordist to l'Abbaye royale de Montmartre in Paris, 1783 he entered in private service of Prince de Soubise at his Hotel de Soubise in Paris and ceased publishing music, by 1788 he had received the holy orders, 1791 elected pastor of the parish of Saint-Cyr Yvelines just outside of Paris and lived with his daughter at the rectory until his death, 13.jul.1794 he was sentenced on vague grounds as 'ennemi du peuple' by the Paris Revolutionary Tribunal and guillotined the same day at Place du Throne in Paris ; 1771 he married a Flanders merchant's daughter who died 1779 ; father of ?composer Marie Therese Louise Benaut

[Josse Francois Benaut who died 14.jul.1803 in Paris 75e arr may have been his son]

Title	Parts

[] 1er-3e Recueil des vaudevilles des operas comiques arranges pour le clavecin ou le pianoforte.. par M. Benaut, maitre de clavecin advertized in Gazette de France, 10jul1772, 31jul1772, 20dec1773 pub Grave par Madame son epouse a Paris chez l'auteur, 1772-1773 [Eitner]
[] Pieces d'orgue livre 1-9 dedication: Dedies a Madame de Schodt pub Chez l'auteur, rue Dauphine la porte cochere a droite, en entrant par le Pont neuf, Paris 1772-1778
[] 12 Masses. Organ. Paris 1772-1778 all from Pieces d'orgue livre 1-9 1: Chantal de Zeeuw. Pierre Verany 785032	[] 1 - ut majeur (C) [] 2 - ut mineur (c) [] 3 - re majeur (D) [] 4 - re mineur (d) [] 5 - re mineur (d) [] 6 - en Noels flamends, francois, italiens et autres avec variations [] 7 - fa majeur (F) [] 8 - fa majeur en Noels a variations [] 9 - sol majeur (G) [] 10 - sol mineur (g) [] 11 - la majeur (A) [] 12 - la mineur (a)
[] Premier livre des pieces de clavecin ou le piano forte dedie a Madame la Princesse de Robecq pub Chez l'Auteur, Paris c1775
[] Magnificat en noels in d. Organ pub Paris 1776 [RISM: under Benaut]
[] Messe en noels in F. Organ pub Paris 1776 [RISM: under Benaut]
[] Aimable et charmante jeunesse. Vers pour un mariage les paroles de Mr. Drouet in Mercure de France, Paris nov1776
[] Airs du ballet de la chercheuse d'esprit, arranges pour clavecin ou le forte-piano avec accompagnement d'un violon et violoncelle ad libitum airs from the ballet La chercheuse d'esprit by Favart, Foire Saint-Germain, Paris 20feb1741 dedication: Dedies a Mlle Guimard par Benaut maitre de clavecin de l'Abbaye royale de Montmartre a Paris pub L'auteur, Paris c1780 ms Bibliothek Schwerin Germany [Eitner]

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