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Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny

Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny ((1729-10-17)17 October 1729 – (1817-01-14)14 January 1817) was a French composer and a member of the French Académie des Beaux-Arts (1813).

He is considered alongside André Grétry and François-André Danican Philidor to have been the founder of a new musical genre, the opéra comique, laying a path for other French composers such as François-Adrien Boieldieu, Daniel-François-Esprit Auber, Charles Gounod, Georges Bizet, and Jules Massenet in this genre.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 17, 1729 (Fauquembergues), Died January 14, 1817 (Paris)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1911 - 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-10406 10-in. 5/17/1911 Rigaudon Mischa Elman Violin solo, with piano composer  
Gramophone Bb20556 10-in. 12/11/1930 Rigaudon Hubert Giesen ; Yehudi Menuhin ; Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny Violin and piano duo composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Monsigny, Pierre-Alexandre," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104420.

Monsigny, Pierre-Alexandre. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104420.

"Monsigny, Pierre-Alexandre." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104420

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