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Nicolas-Antoine Bergiron de Briou
french18th century
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Nicolas-Antoine Bergiron de Briou (b. Lyons, Dec. 12, 1690; d. there, before April 27, 1768) was a French composer of the Baroque period. He studied classical literature and law at the Univ. of Paris. With J.P. Christin, he established in 1713 the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Lyons, with which he remained associated in various capacities until 1764. He composed a number of cantatas and motets, divertissements, and several operas. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.