BALTZARINI
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BALTZARINI. Italian violinist of 16th century. First came into notice as leader of the band of Italian violinists, brought from Piedmont to the Court of Catharine de’Medecis, by Marshal de Brissac. He is commonly credited with the introduction of the Ballet into France; the work usually regarded as the first being Circe, produced in 1581 for the nuptials of the Duke of Joyeuse with Mdlle. de Vaudemont, sister of Catharine de’Medecis.