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Henri Casadesus

violist, viola d'amore player, composer, and music publisher (1879-1947)

1879–1947

2 works and musical collections

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Born
1879
Died
1947
Birthplace
19th arrondissement of Paris
Place of death
Paris
Citizenship / historical state
France
Period (estimated from birth year)
Modern

Biography

Henri Casadesus — violist, viola d'amore player, composer, and music publisher (1879-1947). Henri Casadesus was born in 1879 in 19th arrondissement of Paris. The recorded year of death is 1947; place of death: Paris. The biographical record lists citizenship or historical state as France.

Life and musical career

Occupations
conductor; composer; viola d'amore player; violist; violinist; music arranger
Education
Conservatoire de Paris
Teachers
Théophile Laforge; Albert Lavignac
Career institutions / employers
Concerts Colonne; Théâtre de la Gaîté-Lyrique
Recorded memberships
Capet Quartet
Instruments played
viola d'amore; viola
Genres
opera; classical music
Awards
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Birth name
Henri Gustave Casadesus
Languages used
French
VIAF ID
64207167
ISNI
0000000109095016
GND ID
116464534
Library of Congress ID
n84077385
MusicBrainz ID
62d1fcd9-18be-46ae-b577-4cb88b9bbd21

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Genres represented
Classical
Source entries with composition dates
1

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Catalogue

Sheet music catalogue

Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.

Works and musical collections with sheet music details
Title Work details Listed instruments Sheet music
Viola Concerto in the Style of Handel See work details See edition details Classical View sheet music Work & edition details
Viola Concerto in the Style of J.C. Bach
Year composed
1947 or before
See edition details Classical View sheet music Work & edition details

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. This short biography is assembled from the recorded facts. Authority record: VIAF 64207167. Portrait: carte postale / postcard published Paris, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.