Albert Guillon
Albert Guillon (* 1801 in Meaux ; † April 1854 in Venice ) was a French composer.
Guillon had lessons at the school of the Notre Dame de Paris cathedral with Pierre Desvignes before he studied counterpoint with François-Joseph Fétis and composition with Henri Montan Berton at the Conservatoire de musique et de déclamation . At the same time he was a double bass player at the Opéra-Comique .
In 1824 he won the premier Second Grand Prix de Rome with the cantata Agnès Sorel . After staying at the Villa Medici in Rome 1826-27, he settled in Venice. There he composed the opera Maria di Brabante , which was performed with great success at the Teatro La Fenice in 1830 .
He later gave up his musical career and turned to agriculture and sericulture. He built a factory for processing caterpillar cocoons near Treviso. Its innovations attracted the attention of Italian agricultural societies and the Société impériale et centrale d'agriculture .
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| SURNAME | Guillon, Albert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1801 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Meaux |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 1854 |
| Place of death | Venice |