Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe

Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe

Jean de Sainte-Colombe (ca. 1640–1700) was a French composer and violist. Sainte-Colombe was a celebrated master of the viola da gamba. He is 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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Male
Date of Birth
January 1st, 1640
Age
386
Date of Death
January 1st, 1700
Died Aged
60
Star Sign
Capricorn
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