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Auguste Dupont

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Auguste Dupont
Auguste Dupont (L'Illustration, 1862)
Born9 February 1827
Died17 December 1890(1890-12-17) (aged 63)
Occupation(s)Pianist, composer

Auguste Dupont, full name Pierre-Auguste Dupont, (9 February 1827 - 17 December 1890) was a Belgian pianist and composer.[1]

A laureate of the Royal Conservatory of Liège, where he was a student of Jules Jalheau, he travelled for a time as a musician in Germany, England and the Netherlands. While performing in Berlin, he was introduced to Giacomo Meyerbeer who gave him work for a time and who often mentions him in his diary.[2] In 1850, he became a professor at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. He composed several major pieces for concerts and pieces of chamber music.[3] He was also the editor of the series École de piano du Conservatoire de Bruxelles, forty booklets of classical masterpieces.[4] He became a teacher of chamber music in 1886.[5]

His brother was the violinist and composer Joseph Dupont.

Works

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  • Pluie de mai, Étude de trilles pour piano (Op.2) [6]
  • Grande Capriccio sur Robert le Diable [7]
  • Le Staccato Perpétuel (Op.31) [8]
  • Grande galop fantastique [8]
  • Contes du foyer (Op. 12) [9]
  • The Tickalicktoo Polka, Dedicated to the Esquimaux Family, Who Appeared Before Her Majesty at Windsor Castle, Feb. 3, 1854 [10]
  • Morgane [11]
  • Suite en quintette [12]
  • Intermezzo - barcarolle [13]
  • Tocatelle pour piano (Op. 26) [14]
  • Chanson hongroise (Op. 27) [15]
  • Berceuse en la mineur pour piano (Op. 35)
  • Trois Danses dans le style ancien (Op.37) [16]
  • Fantasie et Fugue (for the right hand)(Op.41) [17]
  • Roman en dix pages (Op. 48) [9]
  • Piano Concerto in F minor (Op. 49) [15]
  • La Pensée [18]
  • Morceaux Caractéristiques [18]
  • Feuille d'album : duettino pour piano et harpe ou 2 pianos (Op. 58)[19]
  • Valse expressive pour piano (Op. 60)

In 1862, L'Illustration p. 197, mentioned the following works:[20]

  • Poème d'amour, Sept chants lyriques [op. 54]
  • Reminiscences Pastorales
  • Rêveries sur l'eau
  • Trio en sol mineur pour piano, violon et violoncelle (Op. 33)
  • Grand quatuor
  • Sonate
  • Marche druïdique
  • Une Chanson de jeune fille (Op.18)
  • Chanson du feu
  • Danse des ombres
  • Danse des Almées

Honours

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  • Chevalier de l'Ordre du Lion (1856).[21]

References

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  1. ^ Site Bach Cantatas
  2. ^ The Diaries of Giacomo Meyerbeer: The years of celebrity, 1850-1856, Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1 January 2002]
  3. ^ L'Illustration, 1862 p. 197
  4. ^ La série en ligne
  5. ^ Robert Wangermée, François Joseph Fétis, Correspondance, Éditions Mardaga, 2006, p. 499
  6. ^ The Diaries of Giacomo Meyerbeer, op.cit. p. 194
  7. ^ Caecilia: algemeen muzikaal tijdschrift van Nederland, 13e année, nr 9, 1 May 1856, p. 194
  8. ^ a b Caecilia 1856, op.cit. p. 194
  9. ^ a b Site Bach Cantatas, op.cit.
  10. ^ nunatsiaqonline.ca
  11. ^ en ligne
  12. ^ "en ligne" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-25. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  13. ^ muziekweb.nl
  14. ^ "en ligne" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-26. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  15. ^ a b "en ligne" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  16. ^ en ligne
  17. ^ Site pianoeducation.org
  18. ^ a b Auguste Dupont sur le site Grande Musica
  19. ^ site classify.oclc.org
  20. ^ en ligne
  21. ^ Caecilia: algemeen muzikaal tijdschrift van Nederland, 14th year, 1 January 1857, p. 12