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Pierre-Auguste-Louis Blondeau (15 October 1786 he given date is often 15 August 1784ref name="VoyageP18"> – 14 April 1863) was a 19th-century French composer, violinist, music theorist and historian.


Biography

Born in Paris the son of Jean-Claude Blondeau, violinist and composer, Blondeau was a pupil of
Pierre Baillot Pierre Marie François de Sales Baillot (; 1 October 1771 – 15 September 1842) was a French violinist and composer born in Passy. He studied the violin under Giovanni Battista Viotti and taught at the Conservatoire de Paris together with Pierr ...
. He won a mention at the
Prix de Rome The Prix de Rome () or Grand Prix de Rome was a French scholarship for arts students, initially for painters and sculptors, that was established in 1663 during the reign of Louis XIV of France. Winners were awarded a bursary that allowed them t ...
in 1807 and in 1808 was awarded the first Grand Prix of Rome in
musical composition Musical composition can refer to an Originality, original piece or work of music, either Human voice, vocal or Musical instrument, instrumental, the musical form, structure of a musical piece or to the process of creating or writing a new pie ...
with his
cantata A cantata (; ; literally "sung", past participle feminine singular of the Italian language, Italian verb ''cantare'', "to sing") is a vocal music, vocal Musical composition, composition with an musical instrument, instrumental accompaniment, ty ...
''Marie Stuart''. He resided at the
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in Rome from 1809 to 1811. He composed religious works, including a ''Te Deum'' in honour of
Napoléon Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led a series of mi ...
, cantatas, a buffo opera, orchestral works and
chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of Musical instrument, instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a Great chamber, palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music ...
. His three
string quartet The term string quartet refers to either a type of musical composition or a group of four people who play them. Many composers from the mid-18th century onwards wrote string quartets. The associated musical ensemble consists of two Violin, violini ...
s based on
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by
Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire ...
(Nos. 1, 2, and 3) are still popular today. Blondeau also distinguished himself as a music theorist and historian with writings on
Benedetto Marcello Benedetto Giacomo Marcello (; 31 July or 1 August 1686 – 24 July 1739) was an Italian composer, writer, advocate, magistrate, and teacher. Life Born in Venice, Benedetto Marcello was a member of the noble Marcello family and in his composit ...
and
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (between 3 February 1525 and 2 February 1526 – 2 February 1594) was an Italian composer of late Renaissance music. The central representative of the Roman School, with Orlande de Lassus and Tomás Luis de V ...
. Blondeau died in Paris on 14 April, 1863 at the age of 76.


Publications

* ''Voyage d'un musicien en Italie (1809–1812), précédé des observations sur les théâtres italiens'', by Auguste-Louis Blondeau and
Joël-Marie Fauquet Joël-Marie Fauquet (born 27 April 1942 at Nogent-le-Rotrou) is a French musicologist. Life Fauquet studied applied arts before devoting himself to musicology and the social history of music. Director of research at the Centre national de la r ...
, Éditions Mardaga, 1993.


References


External links


Auguste-Louis Blondeau (1786-1863)
on data.bnf.fr
Blondeau: Quartet in A major after the piano sonata Op.2 N°2 - 1. Vivace
(YouTube) {{DEFAULTSORT:Blondeau, Auguste 1780s births Musicians from Paris 1863 deaths French Romantic composers Prix de Rome for composition 19th-century French composers