Jean Schneitzhoeffer

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Jean-Madeleine Schneitzhoeffer (born October 13, 1785 in Toulouse , † October 4, 1852 in Paris ) was a French composer. His ballet La Sylphide (1832) is considered the first romantic ballet in music history.

Life

Schneitzhoeffer studied at the Conservatoire de Paris with Charles-Simon Catel and was awarded a second prize in piano in 1803. From 1807 he led a class for solfège at the Conservatoire and in 1815 entered the Paris Opera as a timpani . In 1823 he was appointed Chef du chant there. From 1831 to 1850 he led a choir training class at the Paris Conservatoire.

In 1840 Schneitzhoeffer became a member of the Legion of Honor .

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Marie Taglioni in the title role of Schneitzhoeffer's ballet La Sylphide (1832)

Schneitzhoeffer composed orchestral works and a requiem. He left four complete pieces of ballet music (as well as parts of other ballets) that were commissioned by the Paris Opera. The best known was the ballet music La Sylphide , written for Marie Taglioni , which was premiered on March 12, 1832 with the choreography of her father Filippo Taglioni . La Sylphide is considered to be the first romantic ballet in music history due to its subject, which connects appearances of the supernatural with the world of mortals . Despite its great success, the composition disappeared from the repertoire of the Paris Opera for more than 100 years (a piece of music on the same subject composed by Herman Severin Løvenskiold in 1836 was often preferred by later choreographers) and only returned to the program there in 1972.

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SURNAME Schneitzhoeffer, Jean
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schneitzhoeffer, Jean-Madeleine; Schneitzaeffer, Jean-Madeleine
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French composer
DATE OF BIRTH October 13, 1785
PLACE OF BIRTH Toulouse
DATE OF DEATH October 4, 1852
Place of death Paris