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Jean-Claude Petit

Illustration — Image of J.C.Petit Jean-Claude Petit (born 14 November 1943) is a French composer and arranger, born in Vaires-sur-Marne. After accompanying jazzmen in his childhood, Petit went to the Conservatoire de Paris, where he studied harmony and counterpoint. He did the string arrangements for Mink DeVille's Le Chat Bleu album, as well as orchestrating the backing parts to some French pop singles in the mid-to-late 1960s, including those of Erick Saint-Laurent and yé-yé girls Christine Pilzer and Monique Thubert.

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Jean-Claude Petit

Jean-Claude Petit pose en regardant l'objectif la bouche ouverte, la tête penchée légèrement en avant et légèrement tournée vers sa gauche. Il porte les cheveux bruns courts épais. Il est vêtu d'un blouson de cuit sombre et d'une chemise blanche.

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1943
Nationality
France
Occupation
composer · conductor · film score composer · music arranger · pianist · musician · bandleader

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Illustration — Image of J.C.Petit Jean-Claude Petit (born 14 November 1943) is a French composer and arranger, born in Vaires-sur-Marne. After accompanying jazzmen in his childhood, Petit went to the Conservatoire de Paris, where he studied harmony and counterpoint. He did the string arrangements for Mink DeVille's Le Chat Bleu album, as well as orchestrating the backing parts to some French pop singles in the mid-to-late 1960s, including those of Erick Saint-Laurent and yé-yé girls Christine Pilzer and Monique Thubert.

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