Leclair - Reputation and Talent

Came from a notable family whose father was a master lacemaster and a cellist,Leclair studied violin, dancing and lacemaking which he excel in this three areas. He began his career as a dancer and eventually promoted as a ballet master.

He was often known to tune his violin during concert. That’s because he used excessively on double or even triple stops in his concertos that precise tuning is a must. And his violin works are known to be great degree of difficulty and technical variety.

Known for his virtuosic violin playing, King Louis XV appointed him as an Ordinaire De La Musique Du Roi.

'Leclair est le premier qui, sans imiter rein,/Crea du beau, du neuf qu'il peut dire le sien'
(Leclair is the first who, without imitation,/has created something beautiful, something new that he can call his own.)
So wrote by Poet Sere de Rieux in 1734.

He was invited to enter the service of Princess Anne at the Orange court in the Netherland and was honored with the Croix Neerlandaise du Lion. At commoner Francois du Liz at The Hague, he was nominated as the maestro di cappella. After which, he entered the service with the Spanish Prince Don Philippe in Chambery briefly and returned back to Paris and spend the rest of his life there.

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Posted by Damien Kee 01 October, 2010 at 12:12 AM .


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