Jean-Claude Risset

Jean-Claude Risset (1938–2016) was a French acoustician, composer and researcher.

Overview

Recorded at birth as Jean Claude Raoul Olivier Risset.

Born at Le Puy-en-Velay in 1938, died at Marseille in 2016.

In detail

Jean-Claude Risset studied at École Normale Supérieure and Conservatoire de Paris. the recorded working language is French.

The authority associates the name with classical music.

Employment is recorded with National Center for Scientific Research. Positions recorded include Director of Research at CNRS.

Distinctions recorded are CNRS Gold medal, honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh, Officer of Arts and Letters and Knight of the Legion of Honour.

Sources

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    “Jean-Claude Risset”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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    Wikidata, structured authority record Q524697: Jean-Claude Risset

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