Pierre-Auguste-Louis Blondeau
Pierre-Auguste-Louis Blondeau (born August 15, 1784 in Paris ; † 1865 there ) was a French composer , violinist and musicologist .
Blondeau studied composition with François-Joseph Gossec and Étienne-Nicolas Méhul and violin with Pierre Baillot . In 1808 he won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome with the cantata Marie Stuart . From 1818 to 1842 he was a violinist in the orchestra of the Paris Opera .
He composed religious works, including a Te Deum in honor of Napoleon , cantatas, a buffo opera, orchestral works and chamber music. His three string quartets based on Beethoven's piano sonatas are still popular today .
In addition, Blondeau emerged as a music theorist and historian with writings on Benedetto Marcello and Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina .
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| SURNAME | Blondeau, Pierre-Auguste-Louis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Blondeau, Auguste-Louis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer and musicologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 15, 1784 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1865 |
| Place of death | Paris |