A Biographical Dictionary of Fiddlers di A. Mason Clarke
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much sought after by the best London orchestras. He especially excelled as a quartet-player.
Blanc, Hubert le, published a work on the bass-viol at Amsterdam in 1740. " Blanchard, Henri Louis, born at Bordeaux, 1778, died at Paris, 1858. He studied the violin with R. Kreutzer. From 1818 to 1829 he was conductor at the Theatre des Varieties, Paris; and in 1830 at the Moliere Theatre. He also wrote the biographies of Beck, Berton, Cherubini, and Garat. ' Bocgherini, Luigi, born at Lucca 1743, died at Madrid 1805. This performer and prolific composer stands out as a landmark in the history of chamber-music. At a very early age he showed a great disposition for music, especially in composition, with the result that his father, a double-bass player of some merit, decided to cultivate his son's talents with a view to his entering the profession. He received his first lessons on the 'cello from the Abbate Vannucci, music-master to the Archbishop of Lucca. He afterwards proceeded to Rome, and received additional training, in which city he acquired some reputation for the originality and variety of his productions. At length he returned to Lucca an accomplished 'cello player and the composer of many sonatas. Here he met with the
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Dictionary Fiddlers London Hubert Amsterdam Blanchard Henri Louis Bordeaux Paris Kreutzer Theatre Varieties Paris Moliere Theatre Beck Berton Cherubini Garat Bocgherini Luigi Lucca Madrid Abbate Vannucci Archbishop Lucca Rome Lucca This
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