Henri-Jacques de Croes
Dutch composer
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| Intro | Dutch composer | |
| Places | Netherlands | |
| was | Musician Composer | |
| Work field | Music | |
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| Instruments: | Violin | |
| Birth | 19 September 1705, Antwerp, Belgium | |
| Death | 16 August 1786Brussels metropolitan area, Belgium (aged 80 years) | |
| Star sign | Virgo |
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Henri-Jacques de Croes (baptised 19 September 1705 in Antwerp, died 16 August 1786 in Brussels) was a composer and violinist from the Austrian Netherlands, nowadays Belgium. His work catalogue includes several concerto grossi, masses, chamber music and a comical opera.
His son Henri-Joseph de Croes (1758-1842) was also a violin player and the kapellmeister of the court orchestra of Regensburg, one of the leading orchestras of eighteenth-century Europe.