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Lyonnais (Bossu or Bossue, dit Lyonnais), Léon II. Amateur musician, singer, b Quebec City 12 Sep 1851, d ?. A printer by trade, he participated in musical activities in Quebec City on at least two occasions, according to 19th-century accounts. He played piccolo in the Lyonnais orchestra and took part 26 Jan 1880 in a charity concert as an actor and a singer of 'comic songs.'
See also Pierre-Olivier Lyonnais (his great-uncle), Joseph Lyonnais (his father), Roch Lyonnais (his brother), and Cyrille-Roch Lyonnais (his nephew).
Author
Lucien Poirier
Bibliography
Lyonnais, A.G. Généalogie de la famille Lyonnais (Ottawa 1901) LeVasseur, Nazaire. 'Musique et musiciens à Québec,' La Musique, vols 1, 2, 1919, 1920 - Réminiscences d'Antan (Quebec City 1926) Massicotte, Édouard-Z. 'Violons et luthiers,' BRH, vol 41, Apr 1935 Royer, Henri. 'Lutherie à Québec,' R Saint-Grégoire, Mar 1951 - 'Mosaïque québécoise,' Cahiers d'histoire, 13, 1961 Émond, Vivianne. '"Musique et musiciens à Québec: souvenirs d'un amateur" de Nazaire LeVasseur (1848-1927): étude critique,' M MUS thesis, Laval University 1986
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