Jean-Marie Leclair | |
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Born | Jean-Marie Leclair l'aîné 10 May 1697 |
Died | 22 October 1764 | (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 Baroque violinist 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.