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Celebrated violinists, past and present; ("The Strad" library), 1897
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1XXII.—PIERRE MARIE FRANCOIS BAILLOT DE SALES.
3A VERY popular virtuoso, whose playing was distinguished by power and grace, elegant bowing and grandeur of tone, belonged to the most thoroughly sound musicians of his time—musicians, who, indeed, never ceased to study even when the world recognised them as masters. The son of a highly cultured father, Baillot (to give him the name by which he was universally known) was born at Passy on the 1st October, 1771; he studied first under a Florentine named Polidori, but in 1780, after his parents had settled in Paris, he became a pupil of Sainte-Marie, a master who "laid great stress upon exact playing." When Viotti heard the young player he was filled with astonishment at his wonderful ability. In 1783, Baillot père was sent to Corsica as
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