Jean-Joseph de Mondonville, French violinist and composer (d. 1772)
Jean-Joseph de Mondonville (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ ʒozɛf də mɔ̃dɔ̃vil], 25 December 1711 (baptised) – 8 October 1772), also known as Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville, was a French violinist and composer. He was a younger contemporary of Jean-Philippe Rameau and enjoyed great success in his day. Pierre-Louis Daquin (son of the composer Louis-Claude Daquin) claimed, "If I couldn't be Rameau, there's no one I would rather be than Mondonville".
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