Monsigny, Pierre-Alexandre
(1729–1817)> COMPOSER
Monsigny, Pierre-Alexandre (17 October 1729, Fauquemberg; 14 January 1817, Paris), composer, attended a Jesuit school in his native town near Saint-Omer. He showed a precocious interest in the violin, but his father died, and he had to set aside his music almost immediately after the completion of his studies. Obliged to support his mother and younger siblings, he went to Paris in 1749 to work in a lay capacity for the clergy. His pleasing personality and diligence won for him a position in the…