René de Boisdeffre
Compositions for: Bass
WikipediaRené de Boisdeffre (3 April 1838 – 25 November 1906) was a French composer. He is the author of some 60 pieces of chamber music as well as a few pieces for piano and vocal music. General de Boisdeffre was his cousin.
Boisdeffre was born in Vesoul, Département Haute Saône, into a family of military traditions and moved with his family to Paris in 1843. His musical education began with Charles Wagner (himself a pupil of P. J. G. Zimmermann) and was continued with Auguste Barbereau.
Quite conservative in his style, Boisdeffre owed much to
Gounod and
Massenet in his vocal music, while his instrumental scores were influenced by
Lalo and
Saint-Saëns.
In May 1883, Boisdeffre was awarded the Prix Chartier for his chamber music.
He died in Vézelise, Département Lorraine, aged 68.