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Pierre Marie François de Sales Baillot (October 1, 1771–September 15, 1842) was a French violinist and composer.
Baillot was born in Passy and studied the violin under Giovanni Battista Viotti. He taught violin at the Paris Conservatoire and together with Pierre Rode (also a pupil of Viotti) and Rodolphe Kreutzer wrote the conservatoire's official violin method (published in the early 1800s). Baillot was sole author of the instructional L'art du violon (1834). Baillot's teachings had a profound influence on technical and musical development in an age in which virtuosity was openly encouraged. He was leader of the Paris Opéra, gave solo recitals and was a notable performer of chamber music. He died in Paris in 1842.
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