Auguste Blondeau
Compositions for: Alto
WikipediaPierre-Auguste-Louis Blondeau (15 October 1786 [the given date is often 15 August 1784] – 14 April 1863) was a 19th-century French composer, violinist, music theorist and historian.
Born in Paris the son of Jean-Claude Blondeau, violinist and composer, Blondeau was a pupil of
Pierre Baillot.
He won a mention at the Prix de Rome in 1807 and in 1808 was awarded the first Grand Prix of Rome in musical composition with his cantata Marie Stuart. He resided at the Villa Medicis in Rome from 1809 to 1811.
He composed religious works, including a Te Deum in honour of Napoléon, cantatas, a buffo opera, orchestral works and chamber music. His three string quartets based on piano sonatas by
Beethoven (Nos.
1,
2, and
3) are still popular today.
Blondeau died in Paris on 14 April, 1863 at the age of 76.