Arthur Quentin de Gromard
Illustration — Cecilium in the Musical Instrument Museum, Brussels Arthur Quentin de Gromard (1821–1896) was a French musician. Gromard lived in Eu, Seine-Maritime, founded a philharmonic society (the Cécilienne) in 1857, and he was the inventor of a musical instrument, called the cecilium (1861). He spent 35 years on the design of this complex instrument, a cross between a harmonium and a cello.
Arthur Quentin de Gromard
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- 1821
- Died
- 1896
- Nationality
- France
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- musician
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- French
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Born in 1821, died in 1896.
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- 1.(2000). Musical Instrument Museum Visitor's Guide, p.185. Mardaga .
- 2."The Collection Online: Cecilium", MetMuseum.org.
- 3.Hubbard, William Lines; ed. (1910). The American History and Encyclopedia of Music, Volume 1, p.93. New York: I. Squire. .
- 4.Brown, Mary Elizabeth (1904). Catalogue of the Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments of All Nations, p.283. Metropolitan Museum of Art: Crosby Brown Collection (New York, N.Y.). .
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