Henri-Joseph Rigel, German-French composer (died 1799)

Henri-Joseph Rigel

German-born composer (1741 - 1799)

Henri-Joseph Rigel was a German-born composer of the Classical era who spent most of his working life in France. He was born in Wertheim am Main where his father was musical intendant to the local prince. After an education in the Holy Roman Empire, where his teachers included…