Cherubini, Luigi
(1760–1842)
LUIGI CHERUBINICHERUBINI, LUIGILUIGI CHERUBINI [* 1760-† 1842] Among his many other distinctions, Luigi Cherubini became director of the Paris Conservatoire in 1822, having previously served that institution as one of its professors of composition, counterpoint, and fugue. His colleagues there included CATEL, REICHA, and FÉTIS. Through Cherubini's instigation, FÉTIS was induced to write his counterpoint manual [1824] as a counteroffensive to REICHA's system. Later, through the diligence of his…