Martin Berteau
Encyclopedia
Martin Berteau cellist
, cello teacher and composer, is generally regarded as the founder of the French school of cello. He numbered among his pupils Jean-Pierre Duport
, "the Elder" (1741-1818).
Cello
The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
, cello teacher and composer, is generally regarded as the founder of the French school of cello. He numbered among his pupils Jean-Pierre Duport
Jean-Pierre Duport
Jean-Pierre Duport was a cellist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Along with his brother, Jean-Louis Duport , he was active in the musical life of France and Germany...
, "the Elder" (1741-1818).