François Giroust

He was born in Paris, where he was the last maître of the Chapelle royale before the French Revolution.

He also became the leader of the music academy of Orléans (1757-1765), which became a big yet temporary success soon after his appointment.

[3] Two of his works won both 1st and 2nd place in a contest for composers of the Concert Spirituel, organised by the Tuileries in Paris, 1768.

The majority of his other compositions have been saved by his widow Marie-Françoise de Beaumont d'Avantois, who was a singer at the same court.

[3][2] A previously unknown notebook by Giroust titled Regles de composition was recovered in 2015.