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Celebrated violinists, past and present; ("The Strad" library), 1897
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1society. In Paris he founded series of quartet concerts which were highly spoken of; and they certainly effected much to arouse interest in chamber music in the French capital. In 1821, he became first violinist at the Grand Opera, and four years later entered the band of Charles X. in a similar capacity. He was at the same time working hard and successfully as a teacher; but in 1833 he once more went on tour in Italy and Switzerland, after which he remained in Paris, and become the recognised head of the new French school of violin playing. He died on the 15th September, 1842.
3Baillot in conjunction with Rode and Kreutzer published a violin school for the use of the Paris Conservatoire, besides writing the "Méthode du Violon," a work known to every violinist. In addition to these works, he also wrote twenty-four preludes, ten violin concertos, thirty airs variés, six duets, three string quartets, fifteen trios, and a couple of artistic monographs, "Notices" of Grétry and Viotti (Paris, 1814 and 1825). These last are said to show "remarkable critical power and great elegance of style" (Grove).
5In an interesting little book, "Goethe and Mendelssohn," will be found an amusing account of Baillot and his playing, which, however, is far too long to quote here.
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