Composer : | Hasselmans, Alphonse (1845 - 1912) | ||
Instrumentation : | Harp | ||
Style : | Romantic | ||
Arranger : | MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL (1960 - ) | ||
Publisher : | MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL | ||
Copyright : | Public Domain | ||
Added by magataganm, 03 Sep 2012 A. Hasselmans was born in Liège on 5 March 1845 and died in Paris on19 May 1912. he was a French harpist and composer of Belgian birth. As solo harpist with the orchestras of the Paris Conservatoire, Opéra and Opéra-Comique, and as professor at the Conservatoire, he played a significant part in the harp revival at the turn of the century; he wrote about 50 pieces. François (or Francis) Thomé (1850 - 1909), was a French pianist and composer. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire with Jules Laurent Duprato and Ambroise Thomas. After leaving the Conservatoire he became well known as a composer of salon pieces and was in demand as a pianist and teacher. His music was particularly successful in the French provinces, and two of his operas were first performed outside Paris. He became popular towards the end of the 19th Century as a composer of accompanied poems, but is also known for his stage works which encompassed various genres, including ballet, pantomime, incidental music (for a wide range of plays), bleuettes, and operettas, such as Baron Fric (1886). "Sous la Feuillée" (Opus 9) was a transcription for Concert (Pedal) Harp of the 1887 Piano work by Francis Thomé. |
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