Duplessis cadet
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Duplessis cadet (?; ?), composer, was known as the younger Duplessis to distinguish him from his brother, the violinist who had joined the orchestra of the Royal Academy of Music in 1704. He has left no information about the places and dates of his birth and death, but it is known that he was also a violinist at the Palais-Royal and became master of music at the Opéra in 1748. He wrote the score for Les Festes nouvelles of 1734 and retired in December 1749. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Sort…