Joseph François Salomon
Joseph François Salomon (April 1649 – 5 March 1732) was a French composer of the Baroque era. Joseph François Salomon was born in Toulon, Provence, he learnt to play the bass viol and harpsichord, and went to Paris to work as a musician for the royal family. He was 52 when he composed his first opera, the tragédie en musique Médée et Jason.
Joseph François Salomon
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- 1649
- Died
- 1732
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Joseph François Salomon (April 1649 – 5 March 1732) was a French composer of the Baroque era. Joseph François Salomon was born in Toulon, Provence, he learnt to play the bass viol and harpsichord, and went to Paris to work as a musician for the royal family. He was 52 when he composed his first opera, the tragédie en musique Médée et Jason.
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• Médée et Jason (1713) • Théonoé (1715)
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