Classification · France
1734 – 1829
Vergnies (now Belgium) - Passy (Paris)
Review
Son of the Henao peasants, he arrived in Paris in 1751 and became one of the pioneers of the symphony in France. He founded the Concert des Amateurs in 1769 and led the prestigious Concert Spirit.
During the Revolution he composed hymns and marches for the great civic parties, written for huge masses in the open air. He was one of the founders of the Paris Conservatory and lived until the age of 95.
Main works
- Great message des morts (1760)
- Gavota de la opera Rosine (1786)
- Te Deum for the Federation Party (1790)
- Marche lugubre (1790)
- Hymne à l'Àtre suprême (1794)
- Symphonie à 17 parties (1809)
