André Campra (December 4, 1660 - June 29, 1744) was a French composer and conductor. December 4 is the 338th day (339th on leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Events Expulsion of the Carib indigenous people from Martinique by French occupying forces. ... June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... Events The third French and Indian War, known as King Georges War, breaks out at Port Royal, Nova Scotia Ongoing events War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748) Births May 19 - Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, queen of George III of Great Britain (d. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... A conductors score and batons Conducting is the act of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. ...

He was conductor at the cathedrals at Toulon and Arles before becoming conductor at the Notre-Dame de Paris. He resigned to become a full-time composer and wrote more than 20 operas, including L'Europe Galante, Le Carnaval de Venise, Idomenee and Rigaudon, and numerous cantatas, and motets. Location within France Coat of Arms of Toulon Toulon (Tolon in Provençal) is a city in southern France and a large military harbor on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. ... Map of western Mediterranean, showing location of Arles Arles (Arle in Provençal) is a city in the south of France, in the Bouches-du-Rhône département, of which it is a sous-préfecture, in the former province of Provence. ... This article is about the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris. ... Cantata (Italian for a song or story set to music), a vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement. ... In Western music, motet is a word that is applied to a number of highly varied choral musical compositions. ...