Doche, Joseph-Denis
Doche, Joseph-Denis
Doche, Joseph-Denis, French organist, conductor, and composer; b. Paris, Aug. 22, 1766; d. Soissons, July 20, 1825. He was a chorister at the Cathedral of Meaux, then organist at Coutances in Normandy. He played string instruments in a theater orch. in Paris
from 1794 until 1810, then became a conductor, retiring in 1823. He wrote numerous successful vaudevilles, as well as the opéras Point de bruit, ou Le Contrat simule (Paris, Oct. 25, 1802) and Les Deux Sentinelles (Paris, Sept. 27, 1803).
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