André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Mar 08, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Sep 20, 2023
	Added/Edited contact info: AllMusic - Biography of André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry.	Thinley Kalsang Bhutia	Sep 23, 2014
	Add new Web site: AllMusic - Biography of André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry.	Parul Jain	Jan 24, 2012
	Add new Web site: Naxos Classical Music - Biography of Andre-Ernest-Modeste Gretry.	Parul Jain	Jan 24, 2012
	Article revised and updated.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Feb 09, 2007
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998