About Jean Chantavoine
Lived 1877 – 1952 (aged 75). Jean Chantavoine was a French musicologist, biographer and music critic.
Jean François Henri Chantavoine (17 May 1877 – 16 July 1952) was a French musicologist and biographer and the secretary-general of the .
Chantavoine was born in Paris. He published numerous books and articles, including biographies of Beethoven, Liszt, Saint-Saëns and Mozart.
In 1933, in an article in the periodical , he revealed the existence of Bizet's Symphony in C, the manuscript of which was housed in the library of the Conservatoire. Chantavoine also was the first to publish many of Beethoven's manuscript sketches and letters, for example in his 1903 . He died, aged 75, in .
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Who was Jean Chantavoine?
French musicologist (1877–1952)
When was Jean Chantavoine born?
Jean Chantavoine was born on 17 May 1877 in Paris.
When did Jean Chantavoine die?
Jean Chantavoine died on 16 July 1952 in Mussy-sur-Seine.
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Jean Chantavoine was a musicologist, biographer and music critic.
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Jean Chantavoine was French.
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