Joseph François Salomon
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Joseph François Salomon was a French composer of the Baroque era
. Born in Toulon
he learnt to play the bass viol and the harpsichord
and came to Paris
to work as a musician for the royal family. He was 52 before he composed his first opera, the tragédie en musique Médée et Jason.
Baroque music
Baroque music describes a style of Western Classical music approximately extending from 1600 to 1760. This era follows the Renaissance and was followed in turn by the Classical era...
. Born in Toulon
Toulon
Toulon is a town in southern France and a large military harbor on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region, Toulon is the capital of the Var department in the former province of Provence....
he learnt to play the bass viol and the harpsichord
Harpsichord
A harpsichord is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It produces sound by plucking a string when a key is pressed.In the narrow sense, "harpsichord" designates only the large wing-shaped instruments in which the strings are perpendicular to the keyboard...
and came to 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...
to work as a musician for the royal family. He was 52 before he composed his first opera, the tragédie en musique Médée et Jason.