Self-taught French composer (1700-1768), brilliant bassoonist and virtuoso flautist. His first concertos and sonatas were very successful at the Concert Spirituel, and his sonatas aere considered consummate works for the tranverse flute. From 1731 to1735 he performed at the Concert Spirituel, notably alongside Jean-Marie Leclair, Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville and Jacques Aubert. Appointed official royal musician in 1736, he joined the Musique du Roi two years later, where he remained for the next 30 years. From 1740 onwards he was also flautist with the Paris opera, and created an ensemble comprising two flutes, a viola da gamba and cello which introduced Telemann's quartets to the public. He produced the first French opera buffa based on Italian interludes called Le Jaloux corrigé in 1752.
