Joseph François Salomon

Joseph François Salomon (April 1649 – 5 March 1732) was a French composer of the Baroque era. Born in Toulon, he learnt to play the bass viol and the harpsichord, and went to Paris to work as a musician for the royal family. He was 52 when he composed his first opera, the tragédie en musique Médée et Jason.

Operas

• Médée et Jason (1713)
• Théonoé (1715)

Sources

• Le magazine de l'opéra baroque by Jean-Claude Brenac (in French)

External links

• Free scores by Joseph François Salomon at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)