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310:. Their mother was a first cousin of Philador, and one of the siblings, Élisabeth, became Philidor's wife in 1760. As Philidor could neither play an instrument nor sing, Élisabeth and her brothers would sometimes rehearse his compositions for him so he could hear what they sounded like.
374:(Charles-Sylvestre) (1743–after 1809), a singer and cellist in the service of Louis XVI. He later became an official in the Royal Treasury and eased the way for Philidor's son Louis-Victoire to obtain a position there. He was the dedicatee of the score for Philidor's opera
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in Paris. The couple had six children, five sons and a daughter. Their daughter, Élisabeth (known as "Élyse"), was a singer and pianist and the only one of the
Philidor children to become a musician. In 1799 she married the composer
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The youngest of the siblings was Philémon-Pierre Richer (1747–after 1795). Little is known about his life, although he is mentioned in a letter written by
Philidor on 21 March 1788 concerning the delivery of a piano for
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Chartres and Bourbon. Richer was admired for the beauty of his voice and the tastefulness of his singing, first as a boy soprano and later as a tenor. In 1776 he was the dedicatee of
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The early career of Louis-Augustin, the most prominent of the six siblings, closely resembled that of his father. He was a page of the
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described him in 1811 as both a charming man and good musician and living in Paris surrounded by his family and friends.
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Louis-Augustin Richer was born in
Versailles where both his parents, André François-Joseph Richer and Marie Élisabeth
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in 1756. Ill health forced him to return to Paris in 1759. He died in
Switzerland of tuberculosis at the age of 22.
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and served as its president from 1807 to 1808. As a composer, he published three collections of vocal pieces—
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and generally devoted to light, charming subjects. The genre was particularly popular in the 18th century.
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on the recommendation of
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in 1752 at the age of 11. On the death of his father Andre in 1757, Richer succeeded him as
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where they rented a house belonging to
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Antoinette, a role which he assumed on the death of his predecessor
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Dictionnaire historique des musiciens artistes et amateurs, morts ou vivants
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401:. The term "canto figurato" (or "chant figuré" in French) refers to florid,
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Dupont-Danican, Jean François and Dupont-Danican
Philidor, Nicolas (1995).
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Notice historique sur la Société académique des enfants d'Apollon
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Richer and his siblings had close family ties with the composer
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Les Philidor: répertoire des oeuvres, généalogie, bibliographie
160:. André Richer (1712–1757) began his musical training under
325:(1737–1760), a violinist who entered into the service of
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from 1748 to 1756 and made his debut as a singer at the
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Pensieri e riflessioni pratiche sopra il canto figurato
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French classical singer, singing professor and composer
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318:. Richer's siblings who became musicians were:
280:Richer died in Paris in 1819 at the age of 78.
128:(official music teacher) for the courts of the
489:"Richer (André)" and "Richer (Louis-Augustin)"
632:"L'orchestre de la Société Olympique en 1786"
422:) is a short humorous or anecdotal song. The
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510:Dupont-Danican Philidor, Nicolas (1997).
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112:who also had close ties to the family of
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214:Richer was also a frequent singer in
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140:, Richer became a professor at the
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302:dedicated to Sylvestre Richer
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259:Concert de la Loge Olympique
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561:"Richer (Louis-Augustin)"
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