Bernard de Bury
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1720
- Died
- 1785
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Hilas et Zélis
- Palmire
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1720
- Active to
- 1785
Discography
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- Listeners
- 89
- Total plays
- 1,325
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Bernard de Bury was born at Versailles, a member of a family of musicians, many of whom had appointments to the French court, and was taught music as a young boy. He wrote his first – and only – harpsichord book in 1737, at the age of seventeen, and dedicated it to his teacher, François Colin de Blamont, uncle of his future wife. In 1741, he bought the charge of Claveciniste de la Chambre from Marguerite-Antoinette Couperin, which she had inherited from her father François Couperin as a survivan
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bernard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Versailles
- Place of death
- Versailles
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- French
- Genre
- opera
- Movement
- Baroque music
- Instrument
- harpsichord
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- date of birth
- 1720-08-20
- date of death
- 1785-11-19
- name in native language
- Bernard de Bury
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