Henri-Jean Rigel
Henri-Jean Rigel (born May 11, 1772 in Paris , † December 16, 1852 in Abbeville ) was a French composer , pianist and conductor .
Life
Rigel received his musical training first from his father Henri-Joseph Rigel (1741–1799), from 1784 he attended the École Royale de Chant . In 1794 his first printed work appeared, the Trois sonates pour le forte-piano op. 1. From 1795 to 1797 he was professor at the newly founded Conservatoire National . In 1798 he took part in the Egypt campaign and became music director of the newly founded French theater in Cairo, for which he wrote the one-act Opéra comique Les deux meuniers in 1799 .
After his return to France in 1800 he became one of the most respected piano teachers of his time; Napoleon awarded him the title of pianiste de la musique particulière de l'Empereur et Roi . The French composer and organist César Franck (1822–1890) was one of his later students .
literature
- Barry S. Brook, Richard Viano: Art. Rigel in: The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Ed. by Stanley Sadie, Vol. 16, 1980, p. 18.
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by Henri-Jean Rigel in the International Music Score Library Project
- List of stage works by Henri-Jean Rigel based on the MGG at Operone
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Rigel, Henri-Jean |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | bars |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French classical composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 11, 1772 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 16, 1852 |
| Place of death | Abbeville |