Jean-Baptiste Anet

Jean-Baptiste Anet (January 2, 1676 - August 14, 1767) was a French violinist and composer.

He was born in Paris. He studied with Arcangelo Corelli for four years in Rome. Afterwards, he returned to Paris about 1700, and was met with the greatest success. There can be little doubt that by his example the principles of the great Italian school of violin-playing were first introduced into France. Probably owing to the jealousy of his French colleagues Anet soon left Paris again, and is said to have spent the rest of his life as conductor of the private band of a nobleman in Poland.

He published three sets of sonatas for the violin.

Published works

• Premier Livre de sonates à violon seul et la basse continue (Paris, 1724)
• Deuxièmme Livre de Mr. Baptiste, contenant deux suittes de pièces à deux musettes, qui conviennent à la flûte traversière, hautbois, violons comme aussi les vielles (Paris, 1726)
• Sonates à violon seul et basse continue, oeuvre III (Paris, 1729)
• Premier Œuvre de musettes (Paris, 1730)
• Second œuvre de musettes (Paris, 1730)
• IIIe Œuvre de musettes pour les violons, flûtes traversières et vielles (Paris, 1734)

Notes

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Grove, George, ed. (1900). "Anet, Baptiste". A Dictionary of Music and Musicians. London: Macmillan and Company. 

External links

• Free scores by Jean-Baptiste Anet at the International Music Score Library Project