Benoit François Mozin called ''le jeune'' (the younger) (21 March 1769 – 1 December 1857) was a French composer.

Life

Born in Paris, Mozin was first a pupil of

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, and then became a professor at the

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(until 1802), where Victor Dourlen was among his pupils. He later married the daughter of Louis Joseph Guichard, singing teacher, in his third marriage. They had two children: the eldest, the marine painter

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, discoverer of

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, and his brother, the composer

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, second Grand

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in 1841 (a pupil of

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and

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). Mozin was a member of the "Société académique des enfants d'Apollon" and of the . He left about 60 scores for the piano including ''Souvenir de Trouville'', Op. 19, a title revived by his son Theodore (''Quadrille'', Op. 22). After he died in 1857 in

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, Mozin was buried at the cimetière du Père-Lachaise (8th division).

Works (BnF)

* ''À l'auguste famille des Bourbon, romance sur des paroles de madame Mozin'' * ''Les quatre saisons, musique italienne'', composition by

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with piano accompaniment by Benoit Mozin * ''6e pot-pourri d'airs connus pour le piano forte'' (1792) * ''Concerto de Maestrino'', arranged for harpsichord or forte piano * ''Six romances avec accompagnement pour le forte piano'' (1796) * ''Scene of the 1st act of Gluck's Alceste'' arranged for the forte piano (1800) * ''Air del signor Biani'', accompaniment by Mozin le jeune * ''Les glouglous, chanson bachique'' on lyrics of ( Béranger) * ''Pour toi'', romance, lyrics by M. de Segur jeune * ''Les souvenirs'', collection of contradances for the piano forte * ''Un précepte d'Hippocrate'', bacchanalian song (1822) * ''Les adieux d'un cosaque'', fantasy for the piano forte dedicated to S.A. Monseigneur Alexandre prince of Kourakin (

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) * ''Le retour du carnaval'', contradanses and walzes * ''Souvenir de Trouville'', galop en rondo for piano Op.19 * ''Sonata Op.12'' * ''3rd collection of romances with accompaniment for the piano forte'' (1799) * ''3 sonatas for the piano forte'' (1798)

References

Sources

* Constant Pierre: ''Le Conservatoire national de musique et déclamation'', Paris 1900, Imprimerie nationale {{DEFAULTSORT:Mozin, Benoit 1769 births 1857 deaths 19th-century French male musicians Academic staff of the Conservatoire de Paris Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery French male classical composers French Romantic composers Composers from Paris