Persuis, Louis-Luc Loiseau de
(1769–1819)> COMPOSER
Persuis, Louis-Luc Loiseaude (4 July 1769, Metz; 20 December 1819, Paris), composer, studied violin under his father, the music master at the cathedral of Metz. While pursuing his studies in his native city, he fell in love with an actress and followed her to Avignon, where he gave lessons to support himself. He finished his studies eventually and went to Paris in 1787 to play the violin in his own Le Passage de la Mer Rouge in the Concerts Spirituels. Persuis gained an introduction to the…