Henri-Jacques de Croes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henri-Jacques de Croes

Dutch composer

Date of Birth: 19-Sep-1705

Place of Birth: Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium

Date of Death: 16-Aug-1786

Profession: composer

Nationality: Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Henri-Jacques de Croes (baptised 19 September 1705 in Antwerp, died 16 August 1786 in Brussels) was a composer and violinist from the Austrian Netherlands, nowadays Belgium.
His work catalogue includes several concerto grossi, masses, chamber music and a comical opera. His son Henri-Joseph de Croes (1758-1842) was also a violin player and the kapellmeister of the court orchestra of Regensburg, one of the leading orchestras of eighteenth-century Europe.