VIDAL, a name borne in the past and present by several French musicians and writers on music. The earliest, B. Vidal, whose initial only is known, died in Paris in . He was a talented guitar-player and teacher during the last quarter of the 18th century, and published sonatas, short pieces, and a method for his instrument.
Jean Joseph, born at Sorèze, , a clever violinist formed in Kreutzer's school, took the second Grand Prix for composition in 1809,...