After learning under Giovanni Battista Somis who encouraged his violin playing for 4 years, he decided to try his luck in returning back to Paris. He found a wealthy patron, Monsieur Bonnier, to whom he dedicated his Opus 1, a book of twelve sonatas for violin and figured bass. His first debut at the Concert Spirituel in Paris caught much attention: he was immediately reengaged and appeared eleven times that year – a sure sign of public demand – alternately playing sonatas and concertos of his own composition.
For the next ten years, he continued to stage performance at the Concert Spirituel on an average of twice a year as his focus was on composing and publishing of his work under his own imprint which became a family enterprise.
His arrival of Amsterdam, Holland brought much needed experience and refinement to his composition that he secured two patrons in Holland, one was of a royal blood Princess Anne of Orange while the other one was a Financier Francois du Liz.
Upon returning back to Paris, he was financial strong and he composed an opera, Scylla et Glaucus and hired the best available singers and dancers. The first debut of the opera work was a failure as it received faint praises which eventually disappeared from his repertoire. That failure marked his involvement in Paris and his works and playing was descending to oblivion to the public.
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