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Philippe Beaussant
French writer and musicologist (1930-2016) · France · On the map · Writers · Died at 86
Philippe Beaussant was a French musicologist and novelist, an expert on French baroque music, on which he has published widely. He was the founder of the Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles, of which he was the artistic adviser from 1987 to 1996.
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2016Died8 May 20162008Knight of the Legion of HonourAward2001Prix de la langue françaiseAward2000Prix PelléasAward1993Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie françaiseAward1992Bourse Goncourt de la BiographieAwardEugène Carrière PrizeAward1981Prix Charles BlancAward1980Culture and Library for All awardAward1979Prix Ève DelacroixAward1930Born6 May 1930
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He has also been a producer of musical programs for Radio France since 1974. His biography of Jean-Baptiste Lully, Lully ou le musicien du soleil, was the basis of the film Le Roi Danse (2000).
Country
France
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1930 to 2016 · aged 86
