Robert Ballard II (lutenist)
Robert Ballard II was a prominent French lutenist and composer. Probably born in Paris, his father, Robert Ballard Senior was the head of the well-known music publishers "Le Roy & Ballard", founded in 1551 with cousin Adrian Le Roy.
From 1612 he entered the service of the French Regent Maria de Medici and was tutor to the young King Louis XIII, becoming a lutenist and composer at the royal court in 1618. He published two books of lute works: Premier Livre de tablature de luth and Diverses Pièces mises sur le luth.Performance links
