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On that day 27 July
Persons
George ONSLOW
The grand master of chamber music, George Onslow was regarded in his lifetime as the “French Beethoven” and is one of the leading figures of French Romanticism. Born in Clermont-Ferrand, he studied mu...
Persons
Alexandre DUMAS
Dit aussi "Dumas fils". Romancier et auteur dramatique français. Membre de l'Académie française (élu en 1874).
Focus
Romantic Harp
In early nineteenth-century France, the harp was a very modern instrument, replacing the “baroque” harpsichord and competing with the pianoforte in a quest for “classical” expression.
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