Musicatlas
Music
His work entitled ‘Cours de Piano’ comprises ‘A B C du piano’; ‘L’Alphabet’; ‘La Progres’; ‘L’Agilite’; ‘Le Style’; ‘La Difficulté';. He also wrote ‘Ecole du mécanisme du piano’; ‘L’Art du piano’; ‘De l’enseignement du piano’; ‘Conseils aux femmes professeurs’ (1865).
Life
French pianist and teacher. He was a pupil at the Paris Conservatoire, where, in his seventeenth year, he was assistant teacher of harmony. In 1825 he obtained the 1st pianoforte prize and in 1828 that for harmony and accompaniment. In 1837 he became professor of "solfege" until 1843, when he succeeded his master, Dourlen, as teacher of harmony and accompaniment, a post he held until 1854. From 1854 to 1886 he was teacher of pianoforte. In this capacity he wrote many studies and similar things for his instrument.