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Jean-Marie Leclair

The French violinist and composer Jean-Marie Leclair (also known as “the elder” to tell apart him from a younger brother who passed the same name) is remembered for a highly effective synthesis of his own Parisian musical heritage using the Italian sonata style brought into vogue by Corelli. Given birth …

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