René Ouvrard

René Ouvrard (born in Chinon in 1624, died in Tours in 1694) was a French priest, writer and composer. He received orders and became kapellmeister of the cathedral of Bordeaux, Narbonne and the Sainte-Chapelle of Paris, then he was a canon in Tours. He became a priest in 1862. 
==Main works==
* Secret pour composer en musique par un art nouveau, 1660
* L'Art et la Science des nombres en latin et en français, 1677
* Défense de l'ancienne tradition des Églises de France, 1678
* Histoire de la musique chez les Hébreux, les Grecs et les Romains
==References==
==External links==
* René Ouvrard, on Mots d'auteurs
Category:1624 births
Category:1694 deaths
Category:French composers
Category:Roman Catholic writers
Category:Roman Catholic priests
Category:People from Indre-et-Loire
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