A Biographical Dictionary of Fiddlers di A. Mason Clarke
Biographical Dictionary of Fiddlers. 1.09
under whom he made such rapidfpro-gress, that he was soon considered one of the best performers in France. Hearing of the superior reputation of the Italian violinists, Senaille journeyed into Italy in order to study their manner. He returned to Paris in 1719 and entered the service of the Due d' Orleans. He wrote 5 books of sonatas for violin with bass accompaniment somewhat in the ,style of Corelli.
'Servais, Adrien Francois, born at Hal, near Brussels, June 7th, 1807, died there, Nov. 25th, 1866. Celebrated virtuoso on the 'cello, pupil of Platel at the Brussels Conservatoire. He soon rose to the front rank of performers, was a member of the theatre orchestra for three years, after which, on the advice of Fetis, he went to Paris and appeared as a virtuoso with brilliant success. In 1835 he visited England and performed at the Philharmonic, after which he returned home and devoted another year to further study, the result being, that when he again appeared, he was found to have formed a style peculiarly his own. At the termination of his year of study (1836), he re-appeared in Paris, and for the next twelve years travelled in the principal countries of Europe. In 1848 he returned to Brussels and was nominated professor in the Conservatoire, and has formed
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