Toussaint Poisson
Toussaint Poisson (* 1797 in Paris ; † September 13, 1861 ) was a French composer and music teacher .
Toussaint Poisson studied composition in the class of Henri Montan Berton at the Paris Conservatory . In 1819 he won the premier Second Grand Prix de Rome with the cantata Herminie after Jacques Fromental Halévy and Jean Massin .
From 1830 he was a double bass player in the orchestra of the Paris Opera . He wrote two music pedagogical works, both published in Paris: L'harmonie dans ses plus grands développements, ou théorie de composition musicale and De la basse sous le chant, ou l'art d'accompagner la mélodie et du contrepoint et de la fugue .
Web links
- Toussaint Poisson on musimem.com
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| SURNAME | Poisson, Toussaint |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1797 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 13, 1861 |