François-Joseph Fétis
Musicologist, Composer
1784 – 1871
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Who was François-Joseph Fétis?
François-Joseph Fétis was a Belgian musicologist, composer, critic and teacher. He was one of the most influential music critics of the 19th century, and his enormous compilation of biographical data in the Biographie universelle des musiciens remains an important source of information today. His wife, Adélaïde Robert, was the daughter of the French politician Pierre-François-Joseph Robert.
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- Born
- Mar 25, 1784
Mons - Also known as
- Francois-Joseph Fetis
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Profession
- Education
- Conservatoire de Paris
- Died
- Mar 26, 1871
Brussels
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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