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Jean-Marie Leclair
French violinist
Jean-Marie Leclair | |
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| Born | Jean-Marie Leclair l'aîné (1697-05-10)10 May 1697 Lyon, France |
| Died | 22 October 1764(1764-10-22) (aged 67) |
| Other names | The Elder |
| Occupation(s) | violinist, composer |
Jean-Marie Leclair l'aîné (Jean-Marie Leclair the Elder) (10 May 1697 – 22 October 1764)[1] was a French Baroqueviolinist and composer.
He is considered to have founded the French violin school. His brothers, the lesser-known Jean-Marie Leclair the younger (1703–77) as well as Pierre Leclair (1709–84) and Jean-Benoît Leclair (1714–after 1759), were also musicians.
Biography
Leclair was born in Lyon, but left to study dance and the violin in Turin.
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In 1716, he married Marie-Rose Casthanie, a dancer, who died 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 and basso continuo.