This one ticks all the boxes - like me he was of Scottish descent. He studied (we think) under Lully. He met Corelli and worked in Germany. George Muffat baptised 1 June 1653 in Mégève France, died: 23 February 1704 in Passau, Germany. As a cosmopolitan composer, he had to provide detailed instructions for his players. The information contained within the Florilegium Primum and Secundum is nearly unique. These performance directions were intended to assist German string players with the idiom [...]
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