Jérôme-Joseph de Momigny
Illustration — Jérôme-Joseph de Momigny Jérôme-Joseph de Momigny (20 January 1762 – 25 August 1842) was a Belgian/French composer and music-theorist.
Also recorded as Jerome-Joseph de Momigny
Jérôme-Joseph de Momigny
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- Born
- 1762 · Philippeville.
- Died
- 1842 · Saint-Maurice.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- composer · publisher · musicologist · music theorist · politician
- Fields
- opera
- Movements
- classical music
- Languages
- French
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Illustration — Jérôme-Joseph de Momigny Jérôme-Joseph de Momigny (20 January 1762 – 25 August 1842) was a Belgian/French composer and music-theorist.
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Momigny was born in Philippeville, Belgium. He composed music and wrote books including Momigny, which he printed himself. His theories about rhythm and musical phrasing were ahead of his time. From 1803 to 1806, he published his most notorious work Cours complet d'harmonie et de composition, d'après une théorie neuve et générale de la musique (in three volumes). It features, among others, a new theory about the significance of the upbeat over the downbeat, which was later taken up by Hugo Riemann. He died in the Charenton asylum.
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Jérôme-Joseph de Momigny is recorded with the occupation music publisher. Classed in the genre opera. Recorded as composer, publisher, musicologist, music theorist and politician.
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1762
Jérôme-Joseph de Momigny was born on 20 January 1762.
1842
Jérôme-Joseph de Momigny died on 25 August 1842.
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Philippeville.
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• Writings in music • Cours complet d'harmonie et de composition d'après une théorie neuve et générale de la musique, 3 vols (1806) • Exposé succinct du seul système musical qui soit vraiment fondé et complet, lu à la classe des beaux-arts de l'Institut, le 17 décembre 1808 (1808) • Réponse aux observations de M. Morel, ou à ses attaques contre la seule vraie théorie de la musique, n. d. • Political writings • De l'ordre et du désordre, et de l'ordre du jour (1825) • De la monarchie selon elle-même et selon Dieu et le bon sens, essai dédié aux puissances paternelles, seules amies de l'humanité, seules conformes à la raison (1826) • À MM. les députés des départemens (1828) • À Louis-Philippe, roi des Français, de l'ordre et du désordre dans les êtres et les choses (1831) • La Grande nouvelle humanitaire (1837) • À la France de la monarchie et du bon ordre (n. d.)
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