Eugène Ketterer
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Eugène KettererEugène Ketterer (1831 Rouen
, France
– 18 December 1870 Paris
) was a French composer and pianist.
In early youth he was a student at the Paris Conservatoire, where he won Second Prize for solfege
in 1847 and a premier accessit in 1852, under Antoine François Marmontel
. After his graduation until his death, which took place during the siege of Paris
, 18 December 1870, he appeared constantly as a pianist winning wide repute for his fantasies and drawing-room pieces, of which he wrote a large number, but only a few of which are now well known.
Rouen
Rouen , in northern France on the River Seine, is the capital of the Haute-Normandie region and the historic capital city of Normandy. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe , it was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy in the Middle Ages...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
– 18 December 1870 Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
) was a French composer and pianist.
In early youth he was a student at the Paris Conservatoire, where he won Second Prize for solfege
Solfege
In music, solfège is a pedagogical solmization technique for the teaching of sight-singing in which each note of the score is sung to a special syllable, called a solfège syllable...
in 1847 and a premier accessit in 1852, under Antoine François Marmontel
Antoine François Marmontel
Antoine François Marmontel was a French pianist, teacher and musicographer.Marmontel entered the Paris Conservatory in 1827. His teachers were Pierre Zimmerman in pianoforte, Victor Dourlen in harmony, Jacques Fromental Halévy in fugue and Jean-François Le Sueur in composition...
. After his graduation until his death, which took place during the siege of Paris
Siege of Paris
The Siege of Paris, lasting from September 19, 1870 – January 28, 1871, and the consequent capture of the city by Prussian forces led to French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War and the establishment of the German Empire as well as the Paris Commune....
, 18 December 1870, he appeared constantly as a pianist winning wide repute for his fantasies and drawing-room pieces, of which he wrote a large number, but only a few of which are now well known.
Works
- op. 5 - L'entrée au tournoi
- op. 7 - Grand Caprice Hongrois
- op. 10 - Une promenade dans la mer
- op. 21 - L'Argentine (The Little Silver Fish)
- op. 24 - Grand galop de concert
- op. 39 - Nocturne
- op. 56 - Chanson créole
- op. 77 - Fleur de Bruyere
- op. 90 - La Châtelaine
- op. 111 - Le reveil des Syphes
- op. 113 - La servante maîtresse
- op. 116 - Valse des fleurs
- op. 120 - La perle du soir
- op. 121 - Boute en train
- op. 151 - Souvenirs melodiques Les Puritains, fantaisie pour le piano sur l'opéra de Bellini
- op. 156 - Valse des roses
- op. 161 - Nuit d'Orient
- op. 177 - Chant du Lido
- op. 178 - Canzonetta pour le piano
- op. 179 - Les folies
- op. 183 - Marche arménienne
- op. 194 - La violette
- op. 195 - Valse des fées
- op. 198 - Chanson mauresque
- op. 202 - Si vous n'avez rien á me dire
- op. 205 - Sous les lilas
- op. 219 - Idylle
- op. 222 - Carlotta-polka
- op. 242 - Bellone
- op. 245 - Bluette
- op. 246 - Danse bohémienne
- op. 247 - Carillon-mazurka
- op. 248 - La Passariello
- op. 261 - Grande fantaisie brillante sur Le Prophète, opéra de Meyerbeer, pour le piano
- op. 270 - Vienne
- op. 274 - Bouquet de bal
- oeuvre posthume - Diadème polka