Gresnick, Antoine-Frédéric

Gresnick, Antoine-Frédéric (1752, Liège; 16 October 1799, Paris), composer, was still quite young when he was sent to Rome and Naples to complete his musical education. He may have contributed his first works to Neapolitan theatres before 1780, but he did not make an important appearance on the musical scene until his trip to London sometime before 1784. After a short trip back to Italy to give his Il Francese bizzarro at Savona, he returned to London to create three more compositions that won…