Symphonie concertante for Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Orchestra F major
Louis Emmanuel Jadin was born on September 21, 1768 in Versailles as the son of the musician Jean B. Jadin. His father was a violinist in the court band at Versailles, along with his brother Georges Jadin, a bassoonist. Louis Emmanuel Jadin received his first music lessons from his father and learned the violin there. After becoming a music page at the court of Louis XVI. His brother Hyacinthe taught him to play the piano. In 1789 he was appointed second and in 1791 first clavecinist at the Théâtre de Monsieur. In 1792 he joined the Garde Nationale as a musician and composed numerous patriotic and commemorative works for them. From 1802 he was professor of piano at the Conservatoire in Paris, where he succeeded his brother Hyacinthe, and from 1796 he combined this position with that of orchestra leader at the Théâtre Molière.
During the Restoration in 1814 he was appointed teacher of boys at the Chapelle Royale. In 1830 he retired and retired near Monfort l'Amaury.
Jadin was one of the outstanding violinists of his time and a sought-after chamber music partner as a pianist. He died on April 11, 1853 in Paris and left behind an extensive catalog raisonné that includes a large number of operas, masses, songs, instrumental concerts and chamber music works for winds, strings and piano.
His "Simponie Concertante" in F major was published between 1803 and 1805 by the Parisian music publisher Jean-Georges Sieber. The work is dedicated to his friend Eler, apparently the clarinetist in the piece. The print also notes that horn player Frédéric Duvernoy (1765–1836) (written as Duvernois on the print) and bassoonist Delcambre performed the work. In the edition, in addition to the original C part of the clarinet, a transposed part for the Bb clarinet commonly used today was added.