François Dauverné

François Dauverné

François Georges Auguste Dauverné (born February 16, 1799 in Paris ; † November 4, 1874 ) was a French trumpeter, composer and professor at the Paris Conservatory and is considered one of the most important French trumpeters of the 19th century.

At the age of 15 he joined the royal Gardes-du-Corps as a military musician and trumpeter. He quickly made a career and became first trumpeter at the Paris Opera. Around 1820, the instrument makers Friedrich Blühmel and Heinrich Stölzel developed instruments with thrust valves in Germany . When such a German trumpet with 3 thrust valves appeared for the first time in Paris in 1826, Dauverné immediately recognized its importance and possibilities. He took care of the reproduction and further development of the instrument by French instrument makers as well as compositions for the instrument. His suggestions were included in Berlioz 'Overture Waverley (1827) and Rossini's Wilhelm Tell (1829). He himself is considered the first known performer to give public concerts with a valve trumpet. He also created textbooks for this. From 1833 he was the first teacher to give trumpet lessons at the Paris Conservatory and finally became a professor there from 1835 to 1869. There, too, he made significant efforts to further develop the instrument further. Among his most important students were Jean-Baptiste Arban and Jules Henri Louis Cerclier . He retired on January 1, 1869. Dauverné wrote several brass schools and wrote pieces for trumpet ensembles.

Works

• Theory ou tabulature de la trompette à pistons (Paris, 1827–1828)
• Method de trompette à pistons (Paris, 1834–1835)
• Méthode théorique & pratique du cornet à pistons ou cylindres (Paris, 1846)
• Méthode pour la trompette (Paris, 1857)

Web links

• CV Dauvernés, with photos (in English)