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Nicolas Vallet
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1583
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Le second livre de tablature de luth, intitulé Le secret des mvses: contenant plusieurs belles pieces non encor ouyes par ci-devant, fort faciles & utiles pour tous amateurs
- Œuvres de Nicolas Vallet pour luth seul
- Le secret des muses
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Nicolas Vallet (ca. 1583 – ca. 1642) was a Dutch lutenist and composer of French birth. Born in Corbény, France, Vallet settled down in Amsterdam around 1613. There, he worked as a self-supporting musician and lute teacher. In 1626, he formed an an ensemble with three English lutists. He later became the owner of a dance school. Vallet's significance as a composer comes from four collections of compositions published between 1615 and 1620. These compositions include both secular and religious
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Nicolas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Dutch Republic
- Place of birth
- Corbeny
- Place of death
- Amsterdam
- Languages spoken
- French
- Field of work
- music
- Movement
- Baroque music
- Instrument
- lute
- Image
- Joannes Berwinckel (engraver), David Vinckboons (designer) - Portrait of Nicolas Vallet.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1583-01-01
- date of death
- 1642-01-01
- name in native language
- Nicolas Vallet
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- Nicolas Vallet
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