Jean-Baptiste Senaillé, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French born composer and violin virtuoso
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Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France
About Jean-Baptiste Senaillé
- Jean Baptiste Senaillé (23 November 1687 in Paris – 15 October 1730 idem) was a French born Baroque composer and violin virtuoso.
- His father was a member of Les Vingt-quatre Violons du Roi.
- Senaillé studied under Jean-Baptiste Anet, Giovanni Antonio Piani and in Italy under Tomaso Antonio Vitali and imported Italian musical techniques and pieces into the French court.
- He wrote around 50 violin sonatas.
- He is most well known for a fast 2/4 movement from one of these sonatas, Allegro Spiritoso, which has had versions published transcribed for a wide variety of instruments, from violoncello to bassoon to euphonium.
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