René Ouvrard (1624–1694) was a French priest, writer and composer.
Ouvrard was born in Chinon. He received orders and became kapellmeister of the cathedral of Bordeaux, Narbonne and the Sainte-Chapelle of Paris, then he was a canon in Tours. He became a priest in 1682.[1] He died in Tours.
Main works
edit- Secret pour composer en musique par un art nouveau, 1660
- L'Art et la Science des nombres en latin et en français, 1677
- Défense de l'ancienne tradition des Églises de France, 1678
- Histoire de la musique chez les Hébreux, les Grecs et les Romains
References
edit- ^ "Ouvrard René, 1624–1694" (in French). Musicologie. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
External links
edit- (in French) René Ouvrard, on Mots d'auteurs
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