Henry (Henri) Eccles (1670–1742) was an English composer.He was the son of composer Solomon Eccles and the brother of composer John Eccles.Accomplishments As a violinist, Henry Eccles became part of the entourage of the Duke d'Aumont, French ambassador to Britain, with whom he returned to France around 1713. In 1720 he published, in Paris, Twelve Solos for the Violin dedicated to the Chevalier Joseph Gage - an English gentleman much involved in Parisian financial speculation at the time.

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