Composer

Jean-Marie Leclair

French Baroque violinist and composer

1697–1764

82 works and musical collections

Born: 1697
Died: 1764
Birthplace: Lyon
Place of death: Paris
Citizenship / historical state: France
Period (estimated from birth year): Baroque

Biography

Jean-Marie Leclair l'aîné (Jean-Marie Leclair the Elder) (10 May 1697 – 22 October 1764) was a French Baroque violinist and composer. He is considered to have founded the French violin school. His brothers, the lesser-known Jean-Marie Leclair the younger (1703–77) as well as Pierre Leclair (1709–84) and Jean-Benoît Leclair (1714–after 1759), were also musicians.

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Life and musical career

Occupations: composer; ballet dancer; ballet master; violinist; music teacher; chapelmaster; choreographer; dancer
Teachers: Arcangelo Corelli; Giovanni Battista Somis
Instruments played: violin
Genres: classical music
Movements: Baroque music
Notable works: Scylla et Glaucus
Languages used: French
VIAF ID: 56796764
ISNI: 000000010904522X
GND ID: 103777377
Library of Congress ID: n79100668
MusicBrainz ID: ce47f247-a086-481c-93cc-0a5459ef8ff1

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments: Flute, Continuo, violin, Piano, Viola
Genres represented: Classical
Source entries with composition dates: 1

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

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Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.

Works and musical collections with sheet music details
Title	Work details	Listed instruments	Sheet music
Sonata Op.12 No. 3 G Major - Score	Catalogue / opus Op.12 No. 3	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sonata Op.12 No. 4 D Major - Score	Catalogue / opus Op.12 No. 4	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sonata e minor Op.II No. 1 - Flute	See work details	Flute Continuo Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Deuxième Recréation de Musique, Op. 8 - Cello/Continuo - Cello/Continuo	Catalogue / opus Op. 8	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Deuxième Recréation de Musique, Op. 8 - Flute or Violin 2 - Flute 2/Violin 2	Catalogue / opus Op. 8	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Trio sonata Op. 2 No. 8 D Major - Score and Parts	Catalogue / opus Op. 2 No. 8	Continuo Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sonate Op. 9 No. 7 G Major - Flute	Catalogue / opus Op. 9 No. 7	Flute Continuo Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sonata Op.12 No. 1 e minor - Preface	Catalogue / opus Op.12 No. 1	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sonata Op.12 No. 3 G Major - Preface	Catalogue / opus Op.12 No. 3	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sonata Op.12 No. 4 D Major - Preface	Catalogue / opus Op.12 No. 4	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sonata e minor Op.II No. 1 - Cello	See work details	Flute Continuo Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Deuxieme Recreation de Musique, Op. 8	Catalogue / opus Op. 8	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sonata Op. 1 No. 2 C Major	Catalogue / opus Op. 1 No. 2	Continuo	View sheet music Work & edition details
Trio sonata Op. 2 No. 8 D Major	Catalogue / opus Op. 2 No. 8	Continuo	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sonate Op. 9 No. 7 G Major	Catalogue / opus Op. 9 No. 7	Flute Continuo	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sonata e minor Op. 9 No. 2	Catalogue / opus Op. 9 No. 2	Flute Continuo	View sheet music Work & edition details
Le Tambourin for Cello and Piano	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Flute Concerto in C major	Key in title C major	Flute Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Le Tambourin	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sarabanda & Allegro	See work details	Piano violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
"Sarabande from Sonata in D, Op.9 No.3"	Catalogue / opus Op.9 No.3	Piano violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
"Adagio from Sonata in E minor, Op. 2 No. 1"	Catalogue / opus Op. 2 No. 1 Key in title E minor	Piano Flute Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
"Sarabanda and Minuetto from Sonata in E minor, Op. 9 No. 2"	Catalogue / opus Op. 9 No. 2 Key in title E minor	Piano Flute Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
"Allemanda from Sonata in E minor, Op. 9 No. 2"	Catalogue / opus Op. 9 No. 2 Key in title E minor	Piano Flute Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
"Adagio and Vivace from Sonata in E minor, Op. 1 No. 6"	Catalogue / opus Op. 1 No. 6 Key in title E minor	Piano Flute Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Allegro	See work details	violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sonata For Violin No. 3 In D	See work details	violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sonata No.5 In G Major	Key in title G major	Flute Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sonata No.7	See work details	Flute Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sonata No.8	See work details	Flute Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sonata In A Op.3 No.2	Catalogue / opus Op.3 No.2	violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sonata In D Op.3 No.6	Catalogue / opus Op.3 No.6	violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sonata In F Op.3 No.4	Catalogue / opus Op.3 No.4	violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sonata No. 3 in D	See work details	violin	View sheet music Work & edition details

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 56796764. Portrait: J.Ch. François, upload by Adrian Michael, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.