Jean Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville (1711 1772) Les Fêtes de Paphos Bacchus et Erigone

JeanJoseph de Mondonville (December 25, 1711 (baptised) October 8, 1772), also known as JeanJoseph Cassanéa de Mondonville, was a French violinist and composer. He was a younger contemporary of JeanPhilippe Rameau and enjoyed great success in his day. PierreLouis Daquin (son of the composer Louis Claude Daquin) claimed: If I couldn t be Rameau, there s no one I would rather be than Mondonville. Les Fêtes de Paphos Acte deux: Bacchu