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Also Known As André Danican • L’Aîné
Born c.1652
Died August 11, 1730 • Dreux • France
Notable Family Members son François-André Philidor
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Jean-Philippe Rameau
French composer
Jean-Baptiste Lully, engraving by Geille after Johannot, c. 1830.
Jean-Baptiste Lully
French composer
Roussel, pen drawing by A. Bilis, 1929; in the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris
Albert Roussel
French composer
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Vincent d’Indy
French composer
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André Campra
French composer
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Michel de Montéclair
French composer
Zoltán Kodály, 1960.
Zoltán Kodály
Hungarian composer
Komitas
Komitas
Armenian composer
Hector Berlioz
Hector Berlioz
French composer
Igor Stravinsky
Igor Stravinsky
Russian composer
Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric Chopin
Polish-French composer and pianist
Claude Debussy
Claude Debussy
French composer
Bizet, Georges
Georges Bizet
French composer
Maurice Ravel
Maurice Ravel
French composer
César Franck, detail of a portrait by J. Rongier; in a private collection.
César Franck
Belgian-French composer
Pierre Boulez
Pierre Boulez
French composer and conductor
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Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre
French musician
Guillaume de Machaut, detail of a miniature from Oeuvres de Guillaume de Machaut, c. 1370–80; in the Bibliothèque Nationale (Ms. Fr. 1584).
Guillaume de Machaut
French poet and musician
Gounod, Charles
Charles Gounod
French composer
Cherubini, Luigi
Luigi Cherubini
Italian composer