Nicolas-Jean Lefroid de Méreaux [SEP] place of death
Nicolas-Jean Lefroid de Méreaux
Nicolas-Jean Lefroid de Méreaux (1745–1797) was a French composer, born in Paris.
According to music critic François-Joseph Fétis, Méreaux studied music under French and Italian teachers before becoming the organist of the Church of Saint-Jacques-du-Haut-Pas. He wrote several motets for the church and had his oratorio "Esther" performed at the Concert Spirituel in 1775. His first published work was the cantata "Aline, reine de Golconde" in 1767.
Méreaux
Méreaux is the surname of a number of French composers:
- Nicolas-Jean Lefroid de Méreaux (1745-1797), an opera composer
- Joseph-Nicolas Lefroid de Méreaux (1767-1838), his son, a composer for the piano
- Amédée Méreaux (1802-1874), son of Joseph-Nicolas Lefroid de Méreaux, a musicologist, pianist and composer
- Max Méreaux (born 1946), a composer and music teacher