Alexandre-Étienne Choron

Alexandre-Étienne Choron
Born21 October 1771
Caen, France
Died29 June 1834(1834-06-29) (aged 62)
Paris, France
OccupationMusicologist

Alexandre-Étienne Choron (21 October 1771 – 29 June 1834) was a French musicologist. For a short time he directed the Paris Opera. He made a distinction between sacred and secular music and was one of the originators of French interest in musicology.

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