Jules Demersseman
Jules Auguste Demersseman (born January 9, 1833 in Hondschoote , Département Nord , † December 1, 1866 in Paris ) was a French flautist and composer .
Life
Demersseman, who was born in northern France near the Belgian border, was already a student of Tulou at the Conservatoire de Paris at the age of eleven , where he won first prize at the age of twelve and quickly became famous as a virtuoso. However, a professorship was out of the question because, influenced by his teacher, he did not want to opt for the modern type of flute by Theobald Böhm , which has meanwhile been introduced in France . Demersseman died, not even 34 years old, presumably of tuberculosis .
plant
Demersseman wrote numerous works for his instrument, the flute. Probably best known today is his Solo de Concert No. 6, Op. 82. This work, also called the “Italian Concerto”, uses a Neapolitan folk melody in the middle movement and ends with a saltarello . In addition, he was one of the first French composers to write music for the then newly developed saxophone .
literature
- Ursula Pešek, Željko Pešek: Flute music from three centuries . 2nd Edition. Bärenreiter, Kassel 1993, ISBN 3-7618-0985-9 .
- Adolph Goldberg: portraits and biographies of outstanding flute virtuosos, dilettantes and composers . Reprint of the private print in Berlin 1906. Edited and provided with a foreword by Karl Ventzke. Moeck Verlag, Celle 1987, ISBN 3-87549-028-2 (series Edition Moeck EM 4037).
Web links
- Works by and about Jules Demersseman in the catalog of the German National Library
- Sheet music and audio files by Jules Demersseman in the International Music Score Library Project
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Demersseman, Jules |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Demersseman, Jules Auguste (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French flautist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 9, 1833 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hondschoote , North Department |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 1, 1866 |
| Place of death | Paris |