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

Jean-Joseph de Mondonville (December 25, 1711 (baptised) -- October 8, 1772), also known as Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville, was a French violinist and composer. He was a younger contemporary of Jean-Philippe Rameau and enjoyed great success in his day. Pierre-Louis 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