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Jean de Sainte-Colombe

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Jean (?) de Sainte-Colombe (c. 1640 – c. 1700) was a French composer and violist. He was a celebrated master of the viola da gamba and was credited (by Jean Rousseau in his Traité de la viole (1687)) with adding the seventh string, tuned to the note AA (A1 in scientific pitch notation), on the bass viol.

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Area: France
Labels: Naxos Deutsche Harmonia Mundi ATMA Classique Glossa Alia Vox

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Last updated: March 11th, 2018