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Composer biographies courtesy of The Grove Concise Dictionary of Music
Michel Corrette Born: Rouen 1709 Died: Paris 22 Jan 1795 Nationality: French Occupation: composer History: A son of Gaspard Corrette (Died by 1733), a Dutch or French composer and organist, he held various organist’s posts in France and was well known as a teacher, composing, over some 75 years, stage and sacred works, cantatas, songs, many concertos (notably 25 Concertos comiques , 1732-60) and a variety of chamber music and keyboard pieces; most of his music is facile and inconsequential and many of his works use popular tunes. He also wrote at least 17 instruction books, notably L′école d′Orphée (1738), a violin treatise describing the French and Italian styles; these works give lucid insight into contemporary playing techniques.
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