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, he came from a long line of entertainers, the

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, and his grandmother was a Courtenay. After he finished his studies at the

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with Benoit Tranquille Berbiguier, he began as a cellist in various orchestras. In the early nineteenth century, he was conductor at

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, returned to Paris, then taught in

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from 1819 to 1822.

Works

* ''Concerto pour violoncelle'' * ''Messe à trois voix et à grand orchestre'' * Several ''Quintetto pour deux violons, alto, violoncelle et basse'' * Several ''Sonatines brillantes et faciles pour violoncelle'' * ''Sinfonie concertante pour violon et violoncelle obligés'' (c. 1797) * ''L'Autel de sa patrie'', melody by ''Citoyen Desforges'' (1798) * ''Méthode de violoncelle à l'usage des commençants'' (1828) * 3 duos opus 31 for violin and cello

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Some works on Klassika
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