Batistin
(†1755)> COMPOSER
Batistin (?, Florence; 9 December 1755, Paris), composer, whose complete name was Jean-Baptiste Struck, was called Stuck incorrectly according to Fétis, who insists upon the spelling of his name as Struck. He was born in Florence of German parents, but France was the scene of his musical career, which included a position in the household of the duke of Orléans and the post of first violoncellist at the Royal Academy of Music. Louis XIV had given him an income to persuade him to stay in France…