Antoine-Laurent Baudron
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Antoine-Laurent Baudron, born 1742, Amiens
, died 1834, Paris
, was a French
musician and composer. He was the head violinist in the orchestra of the Comédie Française, and wrote the original music for The Barber of Seville
and The Marriage of Figaro by Beaumarchais. He also wrote the first known French violin quartets.
Amiens
Amiens is a city and commune in northern France, north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in Picardy...
, died 1834, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, was a French
France
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musician and composer. He was the head violinist in the orchestra of the Comédie Française, and wrote the original music for The Barber of Seville
Le Barbier de Séville
The Barber of Seville or the Useless Precaution is a French play by Pierre Beaumarchais, with original music by Antoine-Laurent Baudron. It was initially conceived as a comic opera, and was rejected as such in 1772 by the Comédie-Italienne...
and The Marriage of Figaro by Beaumarchais. He also wrote the first known French violin quartets.