Background
Benoit-Tranquille was born in December 1782, in Caderousse, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. In 1805 at the age of 23, he left the family home despite the will of his parents who intended him to be a lawyer.
Benoit-Tranquille was born in December 1782, in Caderousse, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. In 1805 at the age of 23, he left the family home despite the will of his parents who intended him to be a lawyer.
He studied at the Conservatoire National de Musique de Paris where he was a pupil of flautist Johann Georg Wunderlich.
