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CORRETTE, Michel

Portrait of Michel Corrette from "L'Ecole d'Orphée" (1738)

Born in Rouen, April 10, 1707
Died in Paris, Jan 21, 1795

  • Corrette was a French organist, teacher, and composer of church and theatre music.
  • The performance methods Corrette wrote for students are valuable for scholars of historic performance practice, because he gives clear instruction on techniques specific to his time.1

Short biography

Sources

  1. David Fuller and Bruce Gustafson, “Corrette, Michel,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed August 22, 2019, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000006563.

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