Composer
Auguste Dupont
Belgian pianist and composer (1827-1890)
1827–1890
1 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1827
- Died
- 1890
- Birthplace
- Ensival
- Citizenship / historical state
- Belgium
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Romantic
Biography
Auguste Dupont, full name Pierre-Auguste Dupont, (9 February 1827 - 17 December 1890) was a Belgian pianist and composer.
A laureate of the Royal Conservatory of Liège, where he was a student of Jules Jalheau, he travelled for a time as a musician in Germany, England and the Netherlands. While performing in Berlin, he was introduced to Giacomo Meyerbeer who gave him work for a time and who often mentions him in his diary. In 1850, he became a professor at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. He composed several major pieces for concerts and pieces of chamber music. He was also the editor of the series École de piano du Conservatoire de Bruxelles, forty booklets of classical masterpieces. He became a teacher of chamber music in 1886.
His brother was the violinist and composer Joseph Dupont.
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Life and musical career
- Education
- Royal Conservatory of Liège
- Career institutions / employers
- Royal Conservatory of Brussels
- Instruments played
- piano
- Native languages
- French
- Languages used
- French
- VIAF ID
- 126028651
- ISNI
- 0000000071398395
- GND ID
- 116252480
- Library of Congress ID
- nr2006004394
- MusicBrainz ID
- ff607ace-6bd0-4605-add6-a6c5515edba7
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chanson Hongroise | See work details |
| View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 126028651. Portrait: graveur unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.