Auguste Dupont, full name Pierre-Auguste Dupont, (9 February 1827 - 17 December 1890) was a Belgian pianist and composer.Site Bach Cantatas
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.The Diaries of Giacomo Meyerbeer: The years of celebrity, 1850-1856, Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1 January 2002] In 1850, he became a professor at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. He composed several major pieces for concerts and pieces of chamber music.L'Illustration, 1862 He was also the editor of the series École de piano du Conservatoire de Bruxelles, forty booklets of classical masterpieces.La série en ligne He became a teacher of chamber music in 1886.Robert Wangermée, François Joseph Fétis, Correspondance, Éditions Mardaga, 2006, p. 499
His brother was the violinist and composer Joseph Dupont.
Works
Pluie de mai, Étude de trilles pour piano (Op.2) The Diaries of Giacomo Meyerbeer, op.cit. Grande Capriccio sur Robert le Diable Caecilia: algemeen muzikaal tijdschrift van Nederland, 13e année, nr 9, 1 May 1856, Le Staccato Perpétuel (Op.31) Caecilia 1856, op.cit. p. 194 Grande galop fantastique Contes du foyer (Op. 12) Site Bach Cantatas, op.cit. The Tickalicktoo Polka, Dedicated to the Esquimaux Family, Who Appeared Before Her Majesty at Windsor Castle, Feb. 3, 1854 nunatsiaqonline.ca Morgane en ligne Suite en quintette Intermezzo - barcarolle muziekweb.nl Tocatelle pour piano (Op. 26) Chanson hongroise (Op. 27) Berceuse en la mineur pour piano (Op. 35) Trois Danses dans le style ancien (Op.37) en ligne Fantasie et Fugue (for the right hand)(Op.41) Site pianoeducation.org Roman en dix pages (Op. 48) Piano Concerto in F minor (Op. 49) La Pensée Auguste Dupont sur le site Grande Musica Morceaux Caractéristiques Feuille d'album : duettino pour piano et harpe ou 2 pianos (Op. 58)site classify.oclc.org Valse expressive pour piano (Op. 60) In 1862, L'Illustration p. 197, mentioned the following works:en ligne Poème d'amour, Sept chants lyriques [op. 54] Reminiscences Pastorales Rêveries sur l'eau Trio en sol mineur pour piano, violon et violoncelle (Op. 33) Grand quatuor Sonate Marche druïdique Une Chanson de jeune fille (Op.18) Chanson du feu Danse des ombres Danse des Almées
Honours Chevalier de l'Ordre du Lion (1856).Caecilia: algemeen muzikaal tijdschrift van Nederland, 14th year, 1 January 1857, p. 12
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