▁François - Louis ▁Per ne ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Paris . ▁ ▁He ▁started ▁his ▁musical ▁training ▁as ▁a ▁cho ir boy ▁in ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁Saint - Jac ques - de - la - B ouch erie . ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 2 , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁ten or ▁in ▁the ▁ch orus ▁of ▁the ▁Op éra ▁National ▁de ▁Paris , ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁until ▁ 1 7 9 9 , ▁when ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁cont rab ass ist ▁in ▁the ▁or chestra . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁professor ▁of ▁harm ony ▁at ▁the ▁Paris ▁Conserv atoire ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 1 , ▁as ▁a ▁successor ▁to ▁Charles ▁Cat el . ▁He ▁later ▁became ▁general ▁inspect or ▁of ▁the ▁Conserv atoire ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 6 ▁and ▁li br arian ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 9 . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁La on . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁Writ ten ▁works ▁ ▁C ours ▁él ément aire ▁d ' harm onie ▁( 1 8 2 3 ) ▁ ▁An ci enne ▁musique ▁des ▁ch ans ons ▁du ▁ch ât el ain ▁de ▁Cou cy ▁mise ▁en ▁notation ▁moderne ▁( Par is , ▁ 1 8 3 0 ) ▁ ▁Musical ▁works ▁ ▁F ug ue ▁à ▁trois ▁part es , ▁trois ▁modes , ▁quatre ▁su jets ▁et ▁quatre ▁faces ▁( 1 8 0 0 ) ▁ ▁Can on ▁à ▁sept ▁parties ▁et ▁à ▁nombreuses ▁mut ations ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 7 7 2 ▁birth