Louis-Toussaint Milandre

Louis -Toussaint Milandre (* beginning or middle of the 18th century, France) was a French composer, who composed mainly of works for the viola d'amore.

The short entry in the Universal Biography of musiciens of François-Joseph Fétis following he was a member of the " chambre du roi " under Louis XV. Also a fair, of which at least the Confiteor in 1768 listed the spiritual concert, and a seven -part symphony (1778 print) are called.

Get 's his textbook " Méthode facile pour la Viole d' Amour " op.5 to 1782, in addition to the theoretical and practical discussions of the viola playing several compositions and arrangements (including Mozart and Rameau ) for Viola d' Amore are included.

Mention in the literature

In Thomas Mann's Doctor Faustus, Serenus work Zeitblom plays sometimes at dinner parties, " the Andante and Minuet from Milandre (1770 ) ".