Jean-Jérôme Imbault

Jean-Jérôme Imbault (9 March 1753 – 15 April 1832) was a French violinist and music publisher at the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century (with Sieber).

Short biography As a child, Imbault studied with violinist Pierre Gaviniès. He made his debut aged 17 years in a concerto; the 1st of April 1770 issue of the Mercure de France saw him as full of promise, but ten years later the same magazine was less enthusiastic and spoke of his "significant timidity" (April 1781). Thereafter, his musical activity was limited to education and participation in various orchestras, notably the Concert Spirituel, the Concert Olympique and in 1810, the Chapelle impériale. ) who founded his own music publishing house, "À la règle d’or", in 1771. Their association was made public on 2 August 1783

In July 1812, he sold his business to a former clerk, Pierre-Honoré Janet and to Alexandre Cotelle. He retired - but remained at 125 rue Saint-Honoré where the shop was located

His widow, with whom he had no children, survived him when he died aged 79.