Edouard Millault

Laurent François Edouard Millault (born February 13, 1808 in Paris , † April 13, 1887 ibid) was a French composer , violinist and music teacher .

Millault, who at the age of ten already received first prize for solfège at the Conservatoire de Paris and later first prize for harmony and counterpoint and second prize in the violin and was the composition student of François-Adrien Boieldieu and François-Joseph Fétis , entered the composition competition in 1830 for the Prix ​​de Rome . Behind Berlioz , who received the first Premier Grand Prix on the fourth attempt this year, and Alexandre Montfort with the second Premier Grand Prix, Millault won the Premier Second Grand Prix with the cantata La Dernière nuit de Sardanapale .

In 1829 he joined the orchestra of the Paris Opera as the second violinist , where he became first violinist in 1831 and third conductor in 1859. From 1832 to 1869 he was also a member of the Société des Concerts du Conservatoire . At the Conservatoire he was a tutor in a class for counterpoint and later took over a class for solfège. His most famous student was Félicien-César David .

Millault composed works for large orchestra (including the overture for large orchestra César , which was premiered in 1828) and chamber music and was also known as a composer of church music.