Information AboutJerome-joseph De Momigny |
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Born in Philippeville , Belgium . He composed music and wrote books which he printed himself. His theories about rhythm and musical phrasing were ahead of his time. In 1806 he published his most notorious work ''Cours complet d'harmonie et de composition d'après une théorie neuve'' (in 3 volumes). It features among others a new theory about the significance of the upbeat over the downbeat, which was not accepted by the Academy but was later taken up by Hugo Riemann . He died in the Charenton asylum in 1842. BIBLIOGRAPHY
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