4 0 ▁years ▁prior . ▁He ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁known ▁virt u oso ▁cell ists ▁of ▁his ▁time . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 3 1 ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Paris , ▁and ▁entered ▁the ▁Ac adémie ▁Roy ale ▁de ▁Mus ique ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Opera ), ▁with ▁an ▁annual ▁sal ary ▁of ▁ 4 4 5 ▁livres . ▁He ▁was ▁accord ed ▁special ▁privileges ▁by ▁King ▁Louis ▁XV ▁at ▁Font aine ble au , ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁October ▁ 1 7 3 3 ▁for ▁six ▁years , ▁to ▁compose ▁and ▁publish ▁several ▁son at as ▁and ▁other ▁instrument al ▁works . ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁most ▁famous ▁pup ils ▁was ▁the ▁Count ▁of ▁Guer gor lay , ▁Se igneur ▁of ▁Tr ous ily . ▁After ▁his ▁first ▁book ▁Liv re ▁I ▁- ▁Son ates ▁pour ▁viol onc elle ▁et ▁bas se ▁continue ▁was ▁a ▁success , ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 7 3 3 , ▁he ▁published ▁a ▁second ▁edition ▁of ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 0 . ▁His ▁second ▁book , ▁Liv re ▁II , ▁was ▁published ▁around ▁ 1 7 3 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁went ▁to ▁Italy ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 6 ▁to ▁study ▁with ▁the ▁well - known ▁Italian ▁cell ist ▁Francesco ▁Alb ore a , ▁known ▁as ▁Francis cel lo , ▁who ▁during ▁that ▁time ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁employed ▁in ▁Vienna ▁from ▁ 1 7 2 6 ▁until ▁ 1 7 3 9 . ▁He ▁under to ok ▁a ▁further ▁long