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Also known as Jacques Hetu

Canadian composer (1938-2010)

Person · Open Library

Born
1938
Works
11

Top works

  • Quatre miniatures
  • Quatuor à cordes no 2 opus 50
  • Concerto pour clarinette
  • Petite suite
  • Antinomie : pour orchestre de chambre

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
CA
Active from
1938-08-08
Active to
2010-02-09

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
670
Total plays
3,158

Tags

contemporary classicalCanadiancanadaquebecois2juma

Jacques Hétu (August 8, 1938 – February 9, 2010) was a Canadian composer and music educator from Trois-Rivières, Quebec. He was nominated for a 1989 Juno Award in the Best Classical Composition category. In 1989, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and in 2001 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. Hétu began his professional training at the University of Ottawa where he was a pupil of Jules Martel from 1955-1956. He <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jacques+H%C3%A9tu">

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Jacques
Gender
male
Citizenship
Canada
Place of birth
Trois-Rivières
Place of death
Saint-Hippolyte
Languages spoken
French
Field of work
musicology
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cause of death
lung cancer
date of birth
1938-08-08
date of death
2010-02-09
manner of death
natural causes
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