Henri Rosellen
Henri Rosellen (born October 13, 1811 in Paris ; † March 18 or 20, 1876 there ) was a French pianist, music teacher and composer.
Life
The son of the piano manufacturer François Eugène Rosellen studied piano and composition at the Conservatoire de Paris with Louis-Barthélémy Pradher , Pierre Zimmermann , François-Joseph Fétis and Jacques Fromental Halévy, among others . He also took private lessons with Henri Herz . From the 1830s onwards, he was quite successful both as a pianist and as a music teacher. For example, he wrote a piano manual ( "Manuel du pianiste" ). However, he was particularly successful as a composer. Here, following Franz Hünten , he concentrated on composing effective, but easily playable piano pieces. He often used excerpts from contemporary operas by composers such as Donizetti, Bellini or Meyerbeer, which he reworked for piano. This made him a much-played composer of his time and brought him material prosperity. Most contemporary music critics, however, saw him as a shallow rather than an important composer.
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| SURNAME | Rosellen, Henri |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French pianist, music teacher and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 13, 1811 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 18, 1876 |
| Place of death | Paris |