1 ▁( b apt ised ) ▁– ▁ 8 ▁October ▁ 1 7 7 2 ), ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Jean - Jose ph ▁Cass an é a ▁de ▁Mond on ville , ▁was ▁a ▁French ▁viol in ist ▁and ▁composer . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁younger ▁contemporary ▁of ▁Jean - Ph ili ppe ▁R ame au ▁and ▁enjoyed ▁great ▁success ▁in ▁his ▁day . ▁Pierre - Louis ▁Da quin ▁( son ▁of ▁the ▁composer ▁Louis - Cla ude ▁Da quin ) ▁claimed : ▁" If ▁I ▁couldn ' t ▁be ▁R ame au , ▁there ' s ▁no ▁one ▁I ▁would ▁rather ▁be ▁than ▁Mond on ville ". ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁Mond on ville ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Nar bon ne ▁in ▁Occ it ania ▁( S outh ▁France ) ▁to ▁an ▁arist ocr atic ▁family ▁which ▁had ▁fallen ▁on ▁hard ▁times . ▁In ▁ 1 7 3 3 ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Paris ▁where ▁he ▁gained ▁the ▁patron age ▁of ▁the ▁king ' s ▁mist ress ▁Madame ▁de ▁Pom pad our ▁and ▁won ▁several ▁musical ▁posts , ▁ ▁including ▁viol in ist ▁for ▁the ▁Con cert ▁Sp ir itu el . ▁ ▁His ▁first ▁op us ▁was ▁a ▁volume ▁of ▁viol in ▁son at as , ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 3 . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁viol in ist ▁of ▁the ▁Chap elle ▁royale ▁and ▁chamber ▁and ▁performed ▁in ▁some ▁ 1 0 0 ▁concert s ; ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁grands ▁mot ets ▁were ▁also ▁performed ▁that ▁year ▁receiving ▁considerable ▁acc laim . ▁He