CHORON, Alexandre-Étienne, *10/21/1771 Caen, †6/29/1834 Paris; French music teacher, writer and composer. He first studied linguistics and mathematics but then focused on music. He invested his inherited fortune in the ''Leduc'' publishing house to enable the publication of works by previously unknown older composers including Josquin des Prés, N. Porpora, G. Palestrina, N. Jommelli and L.A. Sabbatini. In 1812, he was entrusted with the reorganization of the cantories and maîtrises. In 1816-17 he was director of the ''Opéra'' and subsequently director of the ''École primaire de Chant'' where he performed works by Bach, Handel and Palestrina for the first time on a major scale in Paris. In 1826, it became the ''École de Musique classique et religieuse'' dedicated exclusively to choral training. The revolution of 1830 put an end to this activity. Choron also composed numerous church music works.
