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Antoine Vialon (17 December 1814 – 4 March 1866) was a French
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and engraver who became music publisher and composer of vocal music later in his life.


Biographical sketch

After playing music of other composers for a while, he began writing and playing his own music. A meticulous artist with a large number of vocal works for one, two, three or four voices with or without accompaniment, he left behind him a collection of musical pieces in numbered and standard
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, some of which won awards in regional choral competitions. He was one of the first propagators of the
Galin-Paris-Chevé system The Galin-Paris-Chevé system is a method of reading music, based on the ideas of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, founded by Pierre Galin (1786–1821) and developed by Aimé Paris (1798–1866), his sister Nanine Paris (1800–1868), and her husband à ...
, that he later abandoned in favour of a more practical point of view. He was a steadfast and tireless artist who devoted his whole life to his art.


Works

* ''Fanfare du charlatan'' * ''3 duos concertants'' for two violins * ''Chœur bouffe,'' for 3- or 4-part male voice choir à capella * ''Danse pour tous'', choral quadrille for 3- or 4-part male voice choir * ''Souvenirs de l'Orphéon français'' * ''Harmonie el musique chorale en chiffres'', œvres dramatiques de
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; volume of 25 supplements


References

1814 births 1865 deaths 19th-century French classical composers 19th-century French composers 19th-century French male musicians Choral composers French draughtsmen French male classical composers French Romantic composers {{france-composer-stub