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Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of Celebrated Violinists, 1877
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1long table inlaid with a number of chess-boards, with which they amused themselves during their leisure time. When fourteen years of age, Philidor was the best chess-player in the band, and at that time also, several of his musical compositions were performed at the Concerts Spirituels. Four years later he played, at Paris, two games at chess, at the same time, without seeing the board, winning both games. In later years he became widely known as a composer of numerous operas that have delighted the French public for many years, and also as one of the greatest chess-players that ever lived. He died in London in 1795, at the age of sixty-nine, and shortly before his death played three chess matches at once, two of them without seeing either of the boards, and the third whilst looking over the table. His first musical drama, Blaise le Savatier, was performed at the Opéra Comique in 1759, and met with great success. It was soon followed by several others. Philidor and Geminiani were great friends for many years.
3As early as 1699, when Corelli was first violin in the Chapel of the Margrave of Anspach, he had already a pupil named Pisendel, who after-
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