Hippolyte de Fontmichel
Hippolyte-Honoré-Joseph Court de Fontmichel (born May 20, 1799 in Versailles , † October 19, 1874 in Paris ) was a French composer.
De Fontmichel studied from 1819 at the Conservatoire de Paris (which at that time was called École royale de musique et de déclamation ). He studied harmony with Victor Dourlen and Louis-Joseph Daussoigne-Mehul , counterpoint with François-Joseph Fétis and composition with Henri Montan Berton , Jean-François Lesueur and François-Adrien Boieldieu . He also took lessons from Hippolyte Chelard .
In 1822 he received the deuxième Second Grand Prix de Rome for the cantata Geneviève de Brabant . During his stay in Italy he composed two operas: Amadeo il Grande and I due Forzati . After the first performance of the comic opera Le Chevalier de Canolle at the Opéra-Comique was a failure, de Fontmichel retired to Grasse , where he devoted himself to agriculture.
Here he composed several opera choirs and an opera on Hamlet as well as some romances. He also worked as an organist at the Cathedral of Grasse and in the Couvent de la Visitation and composed some religious works.
His great-grandson Hervé de Fontmichel (* 1936) was for many years Vice-President of the Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur , Vice-President of the General Council of the Alpes-Maritimes Department and Mayor of Grasse .
Works
- Geneviève de Brabant , cantata
- Amadeo il Grande , opera
- I due Forzati , opera
- Il Gitano , opera
- Le Chevalier de Canolle , Opera
- Amleto , Opera, 1860
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| SURNAME | Fontmichel, Hippolyte de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Court de Fontmichel, Hippolyte-Honoré-Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 20, 1799 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Versailles |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 19, 1874 |
| Place of death | Paris |