About Pierre Joseph Roussier
Lived 1716 – 1792 (aged 75–76). Pierre Joseph Roussier was a religious, musicologist and writer.
Pierre Joseph Roussier (1716 - Aug 18, 1792) was a French musicologist and theorist known as the proponent of Rameau's theories and expert on Chinese music.
Works Written Works Sources: Observations sur différents points d’harmonie (1765) Traité des accords et de leur succession selon le système de la basse fondamentale (1764) Mémoire sur la musique des anciens (1770) L’Harmonie pratique (1775) Notes et observations sur le mémoire du P. Amiot concernant la musique des chinois (1779) Mémoire sur la nouvelle harpe de M. Cousineau (1782) Mémoire sur le clavecin chromatique (1782) Lettre sur l’acceptation des mots “basse fondamentale” (1783)
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Who was Pierre Joseph Roussier?
French Musicologist
When was Pierre Joseph Roussier born?
Pierre Joseph Roussier was born in 1716 in Marseille.
When did Pierre Joseph Roussier die?
Pierre Joseph Roussier died in 1792 in Écouis.
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Pierre Joseph Roussier was a religious, musicologist and writer.
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