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Jean-Marie Leclair
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French Baroque violinist and composer
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1697
- Died
- 1764
- Works
- 35
Top works
- Gavotta und Musette
- Leclair Sonatas II
- Sonata in B minor, for violin and piano
- Trio-sonata in B flat major, for 2 violins, violoncello (ad lib.) & piano
- Trio sonata, in B flat major for two violins, violoncello (ad. lib.) and piano
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- France
- Active from
- 1697
- Active to
- 1764
Discography
- Musique instrumentale française du XVIIIe Siècle1955
- Fastes et divertissements de Versailles, vol. 1 "La Musique et les salons"1957
- Leclair: Sonates à deux violons sans basse op. 3 / Telemann: Sonate canonique n° 1 en sol majeur pour deux violons / Ysaÿe: Première Sonate à deux violons en ut majeur1964
- Sonatas for Violin and basso continuo1984
- The Complete Flute Sonatas1984
- Scylla et Glaucus1988
- Baroque Oboe Concertos1989
- Concertos baroques français pour flûte1992
- Ouvertures et Sonates en trio, op. 131994
- Violin Concertos Vol. III: Op 7 No. 1 & Op 10 Nos. 3, 4 & 61995
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 20,824
- Total plays
- 149,768
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Jean-Marie Leclair, also known as Jean-Marie Leclair the Elder (1697-1764) was a Baroque violinist and composer. He is considered to have founded the French violin school. Leclair was born in Lyon on 10th May 1697. He went to Turin to study dance and the violin. In 1716, he married Marie-Rose Casthanie, a dancer, who died in about 1728. Leclair had returned to Paris in 1723, where he played at the Concert Spirituel, the main semi-public music series. His works included several sonatas for flute
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jean-Marie
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Lyon
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- dancer
- Languages spoken
- French
- Notable work
- Scylla et Glaucus
- Student of
- Giovanni Battista Somis
- Genre
- classical music
- Movement
- Baroque music
- Instrument
- violin
- Image
- JMLeclair.JPG
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- Commons category
- Jean-Marie Leclair
- date of birth
- 1697-05-10
- date of death
- 1764-10-22
- manner of death
- homicide
- name in native language
- Jean-Marie Leclair
- cause of death
- stab wound
- P8168
- The Bedbug
- Commons Creator page
- Jean-Marie Leclair
Sources (3)
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Works in European collections
8 objects attributed to Jean-Marie Leclair, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana