Jean-Marie Leclair

Jean-Marie Leclair is a Violoniste and Compositeur born with Lyon the May 10th 1697 and died in Paris the October 22nd 1764.

Biography

Teenager, Leclair was already a famous violinist. After being itself put at the service of the King in 1734, he resigned four years later to occur in round. He played in particular the court of Orange Anne, $the Hague, and court of the duke of Grammont.

Although he also wrote for the theater, the most eminent French violonist of its time remains especially known for his Sonate S and Concerto S for violin.

He died assassinated in the night of the 22 with the October 23rd 1764. This crime was never elucidated.

Works

Opus 1: First Book of sonatas (1723)
Opus 2: Second Book of sonatas (1728)
Opus 3: Sonatas with two violins without low (1730)
Opus 4: Six Sonates in trio for two violins and low continues (1731-1732)
Opus 5: Third Book of sonatas (1734)
Opus 6: First Recreation of music of a made up easy execution for two flutes or two violins (1736)
Opus 7: Six Concerti with three violins, viola and low, for organo and violoncello (1737)
Opus 8: Second Recreation of music of an easy execution for two flutes or two violins (1737)
Opus 9: Fourth Book of sonatas (1743)
Opus 10: Six Concerti with three violins, viola and low, for organo and violoncello (1745)
Opus 12: Second Book of sonatas to two violins without low (1747-1749)
Opus 13: Three Openings and three Sonatas in trio for two violins (1753)
Opus 14: Trio for 2 violins and low continues (1766)
Opus 15: Sonate for violin and low continues (1767)
Scylla and Glaucus , tragedy in music (1746)

Free partitions

Continuation in trio of the opus VIII on WIMA

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