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Jean Balthasar Tricklir (1750 – 29 November 1813) was a French cellist and composer of German descent.

Tricklir was born in Dijon in 1750. Initially, he intended to join the priesthood but decided to become a musician and went to study in Mannheim in 1765.[1] He made his musical debut at the Concert Spirituel in Paris in 1776 and became a chamber composer to the Elector of Mainz in 1782. However, he left it a year later and became a court musician in Dresden.[1] In 1783, he formed a quartet alongside Franz Benda and Ernst Schick.[2]

Tricklir died in Dresden on 29 November 1813.[1]

Tricklir wrote several cello concertos, sonatas, and solo and duet works for cello; however, his works are little known today[_citation needed_]. He authored two theoretical treatises: Le Microcosme Musical and Discours Analytique. His theoretical studies included an analysis of temperature's role in affecting musical instruments' sound.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d Van Boer, Bertil H. (2012). Historical Dictionary of Music of the Classical Period. Lanham: Scarecrow. p. 562. ISBN 978-0-8108-7183-0. OCLC 794706771.
  2. ^ Lorenz, Franz (2015). Franz Benda und seine Nachkommen (in German). Berlin: Walter De Gruyter. p. 86. ISBN 978-3-11-081780-5. OCLC 979784043.