Introduction

Biography

Alexandre was the son of Lou­is Ettienne Cho­ron, and hus­band of Fran­çoise We­nig­er.

Though remembered primarily as a musicologist, he studied mathematics at the Collège de Juilly, was a professor of mathematics at the École Polytechnique, and directed the Paris Opera (1816–17).

Works

• Principes de composition des écoles d'Italie, 1808
• Méthode élémentaire de musique et de plain-chant, 1811
• Méthode concertante à 3 parties, 1820
• Méthode de chant, 1820
• Manuel complet de musique vocale et instrumentale, ou Encyclopédie musicale, with Adri­en de la Fage, 1820