Nicolas Chédeville (1705 – 1782) - French composer and maker of musical instruments. His family also included the musicians Pierre Chédeville and Esprit Philippe Chédeville (brothers), as well as his great-uncle and godfather Louis Hotteterre, who probably participated in his musical and instrumental education. Nicolas played the oboe and
musette, and after the death of Jean Hotteterre in 1732, he took his post in
Les Grands Hautbois, the royal oboe band. At the age of almost 70, he married a younger daughter of a butler, the end of his life caught him in poverty and bankruptcy. Chédeville, who called himself “
Chedeville le jeune”, published several collections of compositions “for fun”
Amusements champêtres. In 1737, he made a secret agreement with Jean-Noël Marchand to publish a collection of his own compositions as Op. 13 by Antonio Vivaldi, under the name
Il pastor fido, for which he received profits, but not the approval of A. Vivaldi.
Note
Basso continuo: Martin Perkins (courtesy of the artist)
Sheet music sources
Modern edition:
Antonio Vivaldi: Sonate g-Moll, Schott 1954
IMSLP:
Il pastor fido, Op.13
