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Andre-Ernest-Modeste Gretry
Birth: 2-10-1741
Death: 9-24-1813
Alternate First Name: Andre
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André-Ernest-Modiste Grétry was a French composer of operas and considered a leader in the evolution of French opéra comique from light popular plays with music into semiserious musical drama. Gretry lived where Rousseau had lived and according to Berdan helped to memorialize many of Rousseau's objects.
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André-Ernest-Modiste Grétry was a French composer of operas and considered a leader in the evolution of French opéra comique from light popular plays with music into semiserious musical drama. Gretry lived where Rousseau had lived and according to Berdan helped to memorialize many of Rousseau's objects.
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