Jacques François Gallay
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Jacques-François Gallay (born December 8, 1795 in Perpignan , † October 18, 1864 in Paris ) was a French horn player and composer.
Live and act
Gallay received his first horn lessons from his father at the age of 10. Thanks to his talent, he made his debut as horn soloist in François Devienne's opera Les Visitandines just four years later in the theater of Perpignan . He was unable to take up his studies at the Paris Conservatory with Louis François Dauprat until 1820 and graduated with a Premier Prix after just one year . He then became a member of various Paris orchestras, including the royal chapel. In 1833 he succeeded Dauprat as Professor of Horn (natural horn) at the Conservatory and held this position until 1864.
Gallay's compositional output is quite extensive. His didactic works include numerous etudes as well as a horn school with the title Méthode complète pour le cor . He composed numerous chamber music works and two horn concerts and a rondo pastoral for horn and orchestra.
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by Jacques François Gallay in the International Music Score Library Project
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- François-Joseph Fétis : Biographie universelle des musiciens et bibliographie génèrale de la musique (1862) p.387
- CV on the website naturalhorn.com
- Gallay at corno.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gallay, Jacques François |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gallay, Jacques-François |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French horn player and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 8, 1795 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Perpignan |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 18, 1864 |
| Place of death | Paris |