Name Jacques Loeillet | Role Composer | |
Siblings Jean-Baptiste Loeillet of London Similar People Jean‑Baptiste Loeillet of London, Georg Philipp Telemann, George Frideric Handel, Johann Christoph Pepusch, Pierre Pierlot | ||
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Jacques Loeillet (1685–1748) was a Baroque-era composer and oboist. He was born in Ghent, Belgium, which was then part of the Spanish Netherlands. He was the younger brother of Jean-Baptiste Loeillet. He composed works for oboe, violin and for string ensembles.
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He served as an oboist for the Elector in Bavaria, and later in Versailles for Louis XV. He returned to Ghent in 1746 and died there two years later.
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