Biography: Jean-Joseph Cassanea de Mondonville, Jean-Joseph Mouret, Jean-Louis Duport, Jean-Marie Leclair, Jean-Noël Hamal, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Jean-Pierre Guignon, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Jeanne-Louise "Louise" Farrenc, Jehan Ariste Alain,

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Jean-Joseph Cassanea de Mondonville Biography, Photos, Pictures

Mondonville was a violin prodigy who was well-received where ever he performed His playing was always and highly acclaimed In 1739 after an already successful performing career, Mondonville performed at the Concert Spirituel in Paris

Jean-Joseph Mouret Biography, Photos, Pictures

Mouret was a fine singer who gained great popularity not only for his voice but also for his compositions By 1707 he found himself in Paris and was soon employed as the master of music for the Marshall of Noailles

Jean-Louis Duport Biography, Photos, Pictures

A member of The Duport family of cellists and composers Jean-Louis studied with his brother and was playing with virtoustic acclaim by the age of 18 He was compared with the violinist Viotti and later performed for Marie-Antoinette with Viotti

Jean-Marie Leclair Biography, Photos, Pictures

French composer and violinist, famous for virtuoso string technique that founded the French school of violin playing Leclair composed numerous chamber works and concertos with violins, adapting the style of Corelli and Vivaldi to the French lyric taste

Jean-Noël Hamal Biography, Photos, Pictures

From the southern part of the Netherlands and a chorister at St Lambert Cathedral, Hamal composed in a variety of genres including opera, oratorio, cantata, masses, motets, litanies, overtures, sinfonia, and numerous works for the harpsichord

Jean-Philippe Rameau Biography, Photos, Pictures

The great French theoretician who synthesized the current rules of harmonic practice and suggested others in Traité de l’Harmonie (“Treatise on Harmony”) (1723) and Nouveau Système de Musique Théorique (“New System of Musical Theory”) (1726) — works that are studied by composers to this day

Jean-Pierre Guignon Biography, Photos, Pictures

As a violinist Guignon surpassed the performing abilities of such virtuosos as Anet, Leclair, Mondonville, and Guillemain His compositions, dominated by instrumental sonatas (some concertos, symphonies and variations), were substandard compared with the works of the aforementioned violinists

Jean-Pierre Rampal Biography, Photos, Pictures

A world-renowned flutist and conductor known for bringing the flute back to the high position it held in the 18th century Jean-Pierre Rampal has made history by being the first flutist to attract worldwide audiences comparable to that of virtuoso pianists and string players

Jeanne-Louise "Louise" Farrenc Biography, Photos, Pictures

Jeanne Louise Farrenc was the only woman who held a full chair at the Paris Conservatoire during the nineteenth century As a composer, pianist teacher and scholar, she was instrumental in the French scholarship that resulted in the renaissance of French music in the 1870s

Jehan Ariste Alain Biography, Photos, Pictures

Alain came from a family of musicians and began his musical study with organ lessons from his father, Albert Alain He later entered the Paris Conservatoire where he studied harmony and organ for 12 years