Monsieur De Sainte-colombe's lyrics & chords

Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe (c.1640-1690) was a celebrated French composer and player of the viol. He is most likely the same person as Jean de Sainte-Colombe, and father to Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe le fils. He is known only through a handful of contemporary references, one of which attributes to him the innovation of adding a seventh (AA) string to the bass viol. He is presumed to have been of the Lyonnaise or Burgundian petty nobility. Although unconnected with the royal court, by 1680 he was widely regarded as a master of his art. Among h...read more