Pierre de La Garde explained

Pierre de La Garde (10 February 1717, Crécy-la-Chapelle – c.1792) was a French composer and baritone.^{[1] [2] [3]} He was music master to the daughters of Louis XV. His surviving compositions are mainly lightweight, composed for himself to sing and accompany himself on the guitar. His opéra-ballet Aeglé (1748), of which a copy survives in the Musée de l'Amérique française, has been revived in Canada, and his comic cantata La Sonate, commencing "N’admirés vous pas ce tableau...," was recorded by Dominique Visse.

Notes and References

1. Tunley, David (2001). "La Garde (Lagarde, Garde), Pierre de". The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd edition). Online version retrieved 20 May 2019 .
2. L'iconographie musicale sous les rois Bourbons Albert P. de Mirimonde – 1977 "Pierre de la Garde (1725-1785), singer, composer, teacher and conductor enjoyed a great reputation. He performed his songs pleasantly by accompanying himself on the guitar, like Jélyotte, with whom he sang"
3. L'ecole francaise de violon, de Lully a Viotti: etudes d'histoire Volume 1 Lionel de La Laurencie – 1922 "Then he thinks of being replaced in his offices of royal music; On March 3, 1750, Pierre de La Garde received, on his resignation, a patent of composer of the music of the chamber"