Desormery, Léopold-Bastien
(1740–1810)> COMPOSER
Desormery, Léopold-Bastien (1740, Bayon in Lorraine; 1810, Beauvais), composer, studied music at Nancy and came to Paris in 1765. His first works in the capital were motets for the Spiritual Concerts, but he submitted Euthyme et Lyris to the Royal Academy of Music for production in 1776 and to serve as the initial act on a program of fragments. The popularity of this composition encouraged Desormery to prepare Myrtil et Lycoris for representation at Fountainebleau in November 1777 and at the…