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Bernier's most important musical treatise was the "Principles of Composition of/by Bernier". He was not concerned so much with harmonic inversions or questioning; rather, he emphasized methods and the importance of the horizontal lines with the foundation of the vertical line structured upon the relationship of the two. Bernier was considered to be an excellent teacher and the appointment at Chartres is indicative of his organ playing abilities. Compositional output was both sacred and secular in the respective genres of motets and masses, and cantatas.
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Nicolas Bernier (28 June 1664 – 5 September 1734) was a French composer.
Biography
He was born in Mantes-sur-Seine (now Mantes-la-Jolie), the son of Rémy Bernier and Marguerite Bauly. He studied with Antonio Caldara and is known for an Italian-influenced style. After Marc-Antoine Charpentier he is probably the most Italian-influenced French composer of this era. He died in Paris.