René Ouvrard

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René Ouvrard (16241694) was a French priest, writer and composer.

Ouvrard was born in Chinon. He received orders and became kapellmeister of the cathedral of Bordeaux, Narbonne and the Sainte-Chapelle of Paris, then he was a canon in Tours. He became a priest in 1682.[1] He died in Tours.

Main works

  • Secret pour composer en musique par un art nouveau, 1660
  • L'Art et la Science des nombres en latin et en français, 1677
  • Défense de l'ancienne tradition des Églises de France, 1678
  • Histoire de la musique chez les Hébreux, les Grecs et les Romains

References

  1. (French) "Ouvrard René, 1624-1694". Musicologie. Retrieved 2009-07-01. 

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