Armand Alfred Patusset (17 November 1853 – 13 or 20 March 1924) was a French composer,

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and musical arrangeur.

Life

Born in Paris, the son of a musician, Patusset entered the

Conservatoire de Paris The Conservatoire de Paris (), or the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (; CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue Jean Ja ...

where he won a second solfège medal in July 1869 then a first medal in 1870 First choir director at the Théâtre des Menus-Plaisirs in 1873 and assistant conductor at the Alcazar in 1885, he became conductor of the Déjazet and

Beaumarchais Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (; 24 January 1732 – 18 May 1799) was a French playwright and diplomat during the Age of Enlightenment. Best known for his three Figaro plays, at various times in his life he was also a watchmaker, invent ...

theatres, the Alcazar concert, he Eden-Concert, the Scala and the and ended his career at the Folies-Bergère from January 1901. Also known under the pseudonyms Saint-Amand and Fred Wardal, he is responsible for the music of about sixty songs with lyrics by, among others, Henri Darsay, Adolphe Jost, Eugène Rimbault,

Victor de Cottens Victor de Cottens (21 August 1862 – 26 February 1956) was a French dramatist, librettist, stage director, and theatre critic. De Cottens was born in Paris. For the Folies Bergère, he directed every edition of the ''Revue des Folies-Be ...

and

Eugène Héros Eugène Héros (14 August 1860 – 11 December 1925) was a French playwright and chansonnier. Biography A lawyer and member of Le Chat noir, he collaborated among others to ''Le Figaro'' and to '' La France'' and became managing director of th ...

, as well as waltzes and many ballet pieces. Patusset died in Paris at the age of 70 and is buried at the

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. His son, Raoul Patusset (1876-1956), a banker by profession, was also an actor, playwright, and theatre administrator.

Works

;Operette music: * 1881: ''Nos belles petites'', fantasy in 4 acts and 4 scenes, libretto by

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and Iginio Manzoni, music by Alfred Patusset and Marc Chautagne, at the

Théâtre Déjazet The Théâtre Déjazet () is a theatre on the boulevard du Temple (popularly known as the 'Boulevard du Crime, boulevard du crime') in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris, 3rd arrondissement of Paris, France. It was founded in 1770 by Charles X of Fr ...

(2 June) * 1886: ''Lohengrin à l'Alcazar'', parody in 1 act and 3 scenes of Wagner's opera, libretto by Pierre Lebourg and Henri Boucherat, at the Alcazar d'Hiver (26 February) * 1889: ''La Reine de Mysotutu'', one-act operette, libretto by

Octave Pradels Octave Pradels (15 February 1842 – 30 April 1930) was a French poet, novelist, vaudevilliste and lyricist. Biography Octave Frederick Pradels published his first monologues, tales in verse and songs in 1883. Among his greatest successes ...

and Celmar, at the Scala (17 January) * 1890: ''Le Pensionnat Chamerlan'', one-act

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, libretto by Julien Sermet and Ernest Lévy, at Concert de l'Horloge (7 June) * 1891: ''La Mariée de Mézidon'', 3-acts operette, libretto by Julien Sermet and Louis Battaille, at Concert de la Scala (29 August) * 1891: ''Lohengrin II, ou Lohengrin à l'Edorado'', one-act parody of Wagner's opera, libretto by Julien Sermet and Henri Boucherat, at the Eldorado (14 November) * 1894: ''Tahïs'', opera-parodie comique à grand tralala, libretto by Louis Battaille and

Léon Garnier Léon Garnier (1856 in Lyon – 1905 in Meung-sur-Loire (Loiret)) was a French 19th-century composer and lyricist. Garnier wrote numerous songs with , and particularly two songs, created by Paulus, which were met with enormous success in their ti ...

, at the Concert du Ba-Ta-Clan (2 September) ;Incidental music : * 1874: ''La Comète à Paris'', review in 3 acts and 10 scenes by

Hector Monréal Hector Monréal (17 July 1839 – 20 May 1910) was a French illustrator, Chansonnier (singer), chansonnier and playwright, mostly known for his song ''Frou-frou (song), Frou-frou''. A draftsman at the French Ministry of War, he left this positio ...

and

Henri Blondeau Henri Marie Gabriel Blondeau (5 August 1841 – 4 May 1925) was a French playwright, librettist and chansonnier, famous for his song ''Frou-frou''. Biography A clerk by a stockbroker, he became known in the early 1860s by his ditties in the ...

, music by Alfred Patusset, Marc Chautagne and

Robert Planquette Jean Robert Planquette (; 31 July 1848 – 28 January 1903) was a French composer of songs and operettas. Several of Planquette's operettas were extraordinarily successful in Britain, especially ''Les cloches de Corneville'' (1878), the length o ...

, at the

(5 December) * 1885: ''Théodora à Montluçon'', parody in 1 act and 8 scenes by

Guillaume Livet Charles Guillaume Livet (24 January 1856 – 16 April 1919) was a French playwright, journalist, novelist and physician. Biography A student in hospitals and journalist with '' L’Événement'', ''Le Temps'', '' Gil Blas'', the ''Voltaire'' ( ...

and Henri Boucherat, at the Alcazar d'Hiver (7 February) * 1887: ''Il reviendra !'', review of the year in 3 scenes by Guillaume Livet and

, at the Alcazar d'Hiver (19 November) * 1887: ''Vlan ! Touché !'', one-act review by Henry Buguet, at the Casino des Arts de Lyon (21 December) * 1888: ''Tout autour de la Tour'', review in 1 act and 2 scenes by Louis Battaille and Julien Sermet, la Scala (22 November) * 1889: ''L'Enfer des revues'', revue des revues à grand spectacle in 1 act and 2 scenes by Louis Battaille an Julien Sermet, at la Scala (28 February) * 1889: ''Pousse-pousse'', one-act review by Louis Battaille et Julien Sermet, at la Scala (1 December) * 1890: ''Bob et son pion'', one-act vaudeville by Louis Battaille and Julien Sermet, at la Scala (4 October) * 1891: ''Les Paris de Paris'', fantasy review of the year 1890 in 1 act and 3 scenes by Louis Battaille and Julien Sermet, at la Scala (8 January) * 1891: ''Les Surprises du Carnaval'', one-act folie carnavalesque by

Eugène Hugot Jean Pierre Eugène Hugot (22 December 1819, Nîmes – 25 February 1904, Paris)Concert de Ba-Ta-Clan (5 May) * 1893: ''A la papa'', review in 2 acts and 4 scenes by Armand Numès and Julien Sermet, at the Eldorado (4 October) * 1894: ''Chadi'', one-act bouffonnerie by Raoul Donval, at the Eldorado (3 February) * 1895: ''L'Ile d'amour'', one-act pantomime by

, at the Concert de Ba-Ta-Clan (14 December) * 1896: ''Paris-Revue'', review in 4 scenes by Léon Garnier and Fernand Beissier at the Bataclan (23 January) * 1896: ''La Queue du diable'', fantastic play in 2 acts by Léon Garnier and Eugène Héros, at the Ba-Ta-Clan (16 October) * 1896: ''Les Protocoleries de l'année'', review in 2 acts and 6 scenes by

and

Paul Gavault Paul Armand Marcel Gavault (1 September 1866 - 25 December 1951) was a French dramatist, playwright and former director of the théâtre de l'Odéon. Biography He enjoyed a hit with his 1906 comic play '' Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman'' whi ...

, at the Ba-Ta-Clan (26 November) * 1897: ''La Tziganie dans les ménages'', folie carnavalesque in 1 act and 2 scenes by

and Adolphe Jost, at the Ba-Ta-Clan (23 March) * 1902: ''La Revue des Folies-Bergère'', review in 14 scenes by Victor de Cottens, at the Folies-Bergère (31 December) * 1906: ''La Revue des Folies-Bergère'', féerie-review in 14 scenes by Victor de Cottens, at the Folies-Bergère (15 December) * 1907: ''Pretty Madge'', fantaisy in 6 scenes by Léon Gandillot and Joseph Leroux, at the Folies-Bergère (2 April) * 1907: ''La Revue des Folies-Bergère'', review in 17 scenes by P.-L. Flers, at the Folies-Bergère (23 December) * 1908: ''La Revue des Folies-Bergère'', French-English review in 25 scenes by P.-L. Flers, at the Folies-Bergère (5 December) * 1909: ''La Revue des Folies-Bergère'', review in 31 scenes by P.-L. Flers and Eugène Héros, at the Folies-Bergère (5 December) * 1915: ''Jusqu'au bout !'', great winter review in 25 scenes by Georges Arnould, at the Folies-Bergère (31 December) ;Ballet music: * 1901: ''La Tzigane'', two-acts

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by Staw, choreography by Mariquita, at the Folies-Bergère (8 May) * 1901: ''Une Noce auvergnate'', ballet, choreography by Mariquita, at the Folies-Bergère (13 September)

Awards

* Officier d'Académie (arrêté du ministre de l'Instruction publique et des Beaux-Arts du 31 décembre 1904). * Officier de l'Instruction publique (arrêté du ministre de l'Instruction publique et des Beaux-Arts du 27 novembre 1909).''Officiers de l'Instruction publique''.
''Journal Officiel'' 5 December 1909, p. 11569, .

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