Julian (Jules) Fontana


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– Thu 24 Jul: DI ALTRI ASTRI for Sax alto and Piano (Premiere) Sala Colitto,Termoli,Italy
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– Sun 27 Jul: Lines and Waves in Blue Deep for 5 accordions (wp) Tenri Cultural Institute, New York, USA
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Born: 31 July 1810Poland
Died: 23 December 1869 — Paris — France
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Born in Poland. Exiled after revolution against Russia 1830-31. Resided in Paris approx 1832-1843. Associate of Chopin during this time. Edited Chopin’s music and had his music published with various publishers throughout Europe. Travelled to US and married. Returned to Paris around 1852. Was authorized by Chopin family for publication of unpublished manuscripts. Died in Paris 1869.

Many details of Fontana’s life contained in "Chopin Studies #7" by Chopin Foundation, Warsaw 2000 and "A History of Nineteenth Century American-Polish Music" The Kosciuszko Foundation, New York 1982

He published Chopin’s Posthumous Works, opus 66-74, from 1855-1859.

Buried in Cimitiiere Montmartre de Paris.

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