Jacques-Christophe Naudot's dates of birth are unfortunately unknown; it is believed that he was born around 1690. He lived in Paris at least from 1719 as a "maître de flûte et de musique." He was supported by the Comte d'Egmont, to whom he dedicated several of his works. He earned his living from the sale of his works and as a flute teacher. In his marriage certificate he is listed only as "maître de musique." As a soloist, he frequently performed at the Concert Spirituel. During his visit to Paris in 1726, Johann Joachim Quantz described the flutist Michel Blavet as the best player, but considered Naudot the best composer. Naudot composed mostly works for his own instrument, the flute, such as concertos, sonatas, and duos with and without basso continuo, which were mainly published in Paris between 1726 and 1740.
His edition of the "XXV. Menuets / pour deux Cors de Chasse, Trompettes / Flûtes traversières, Hautbois, Violons et / Pardessus de Viole" is dedicated to a Monsieur Aubon and was published in 1748. It was composed for horns (hunting horns) or trumpets, as is evident from the harmonic series used. The additional instruments mentioned in the title were probably intended for better marketing.
The pieces were notated in the original transposition in D and again in a transposition for F. The notes can also be played without any problems on a hunting horn in E-flat or on trumpets.
