How to Pronounce Jérôme-Joseph de Momigny
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Jan 20, 1762 Philippeville, Wallonia, Belgium Died on 25 Aug 1842 (aged 80)
Belgian composer
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About Jérôme Joseph De Momigny
- Jérôme-Joseph de Momigny (20 January 1762 – 25 August 1842) was a Belgian/French composer and music-theorist. He was born in Philippeville, Belgium, and composed music and wrote books, which he printed himself.
- He was very good at writing poetry and other types of books. His theories about rhythm and musical phrasing were ahead of his time.
- From 1803 to 1806 he published his most notorious work Cours complet d'harmonie et de composition, d'après une théorie neuve et générale de la musique (in 3 volumes).
- It features, among others, a new theory about the significance of the upbeat over the downbeat, which was later taken up by Hugo Riemann.
- He died in France in 1842 in the Charenton asylum.
