May 10 - Jean-Marie Leclair (The Musical Birthday Series, 4th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for May 10th may be found here: Milton Babbitt (2019), Fred Astaire; Milton Babbitt; Max Steiner (2020), and Milton Babbitt (2021)

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Jean-Marie Leclair the Elder (10 May 1697 – 22 October 1764) was a French violinist and composer. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Murder Mystery

 

Although Leclair's murder remains a mystery, there is a possibility that his ex-wife may have been behind it – her motive being financial gain – although the strongest suspicion rests on his nephew. --adapted from Wikipedia

 

The elder Jean-Marie Leclair

  Was stabbed at 67,

And tragically he left la terre

  And took his trip to heaven.

We do not know who did the deed —

   A nephew with a knife?

Or could it be financial greed

   Excited his ex-wife?

 

 

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Hair Today

 

Composer Jean-Marie Leclair

       Took special care

       With his hair.

Parisians thought it infra dig

       To play a gig

       Without a wig.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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