Langlé, Honoré-François-Marie
(1741–1807)> COMPOSER
Langlé, Honoré-François-Marie (1741, Monaco; 20 September 1807, Villiers-le-Bel), composer, was born of French parents but spent the first years of his life outside France. He went from Monaco to Naples at age 16 to take instruction from Cafaro in harmony, accompaniment, and counterpoint. He moved on to Genoa in about 1765 to gain a few years experience in directing theatrical music before leaving for Paris in 1768. He taught harpsichord and voice to support himself in the French capital and…