François-Louis Perne
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François-Louis Perne (also known as François Perne) was a French composer and musicographer, who was born October 4, 1772 in Paris and died at Laon on May 26, 1832.
He is known both for his writings on the history of music, and also for being a director of the Paris Conservatoire.
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[edit] Biography
François-Louis Perne started his musical training as a choirboy in the parish of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie. In 1792, he became a tenor in the chorus of the Opéra National de Paris, where he remained until 1799, when he became a contrabassist in the orchestra.[1]
He was later appointed to the position of professor of harmony at the Paris Conservatoire in 1811, as a successor to Charles Catel. He later became general inspector of the Conservatoire in 1816 and librarian in 1819.[1]
[edit] Works
[edit] Written works
- Cours élémentaire d'harmonie (1823)
- Ancienne musique des chansons du châtelain de Coucy mise en notation moderne (Paris, 1830)
[edit] Musical works
- Fugue à trois partes, trois modes, quatre sujets et quatre faces (1800)
- Canon à sept parties et à nombreuses mutations
