About Pierre Vachon
Lived 1738 – 1803 (aged 65). Pierre Vachon was a French composer.
Pierre Vachon (3 June 1738 – 7 October 1803) was a French composer.
Vachon was born in Avignon, Papal States. He wrote around thirty string quartets, various chamber works, operas, and orchestral pieces. He studied the violin with Carlo Chiabrano in Paris and first performed on 24 December 1756, at the Concert Spirituel, playing one of his own compositions. He also performed as first violinist in the orchestra of the Prince of Conti. He died in Berlin at the age of 65.
Selected works Op. 1, 6 sonatas for violin and basso continuo Op. 4, 6 trios for two violins and basso continuo In A major In G minor In F minor In B-flat major In A major In E-flat major Op. 6 (1776?), 6 string quartets, published in London, different from the 1773 op. 6 In D major Op. 7 (1773), 6 string quartets Opera: Les femmes et le secret (9 November 1767)
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Who was Pierre Vachon?
French composer (1738-1803)
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Pierre Vachon was born on 3 June 1738 in Avignon.
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Pierre Vachon died on 7 October 1803 in Berlin.
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Pierre Vachon was a composer.
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Pierre Vachon was French.
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