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[details ←] Five Old French Dances, viola, violin, piano, cello,
[details ←] Suite in G Minor, recorder,
[details ←] Les folies d’Espagne, recorder,
[details ←] Sonnerie de Ste. Genevieve du Mont de Paris, violin, flute,
[details ←] Suite in C Major, violin, oboe, recorder, flute,
[details ←] Les Folies D’Espagne, flute,
[details ←] 4 Character Pieces, guitar,
[details ←] Pieces de viole en La mineur, guitar,
[details ←] Pieces de viole en Mi mineur, guitar,
[details ←] French Harpsichordists Volume 5: Works of Chambonnieres, Destouches, Duphly, Lalande, Lully, Marais, Rameau, and Royer (score), piano, harpsichord,
[details ←] Five Old French Dances, viola, piano,
[details ←] Les Folies d’ Espagne (Flute), flute,
[details ←] Suite in D Minor (Cello), piano, cello,
[details ←] Suite No. 1 in D Minor (Piano / Viola da gamba), viola, piano,
[details ←] La Folia, piano,
[details ←] Suite for 3 Viols
[details ←] Follia (Cello), piano, cello,
[details ←] Sonate (Violin / Basso Continuo), violin,
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Born: 31 May 1656 — Paris — France
Died: 15 August 1728 — Paris — France
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He was a pupil of Lully and of the viol player Saint-Colombe. He becomes a musician at the Versailles court in 1676. In 1679 he is appointed "ordinaire de la chambre du roy pour la viole", a function he keeps until 1725. He was very highly regarded as a viol virtuoso and the numerous pieces he wrote for his instument were very much appriciated by the king and his court.

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