Jean Delphin Alard
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Jean-Delphin Alard was a French violin
ist.
Alard was born in Bayonne
, the son of an amateur violinist. From 1827 he was a pupil of F. A. Habeneck
at the Paris Conservatoire
, where he succeeded Pierre Baillot
as professor in 1843, retaining the post till 1875. He was also a pupil of François-Joseph Fétis
. His playing was full of fire and point, and his compositions had a great success in France, while his violin school had a wider vogue and considerably greater value. He was a representative of the modern French
school of violin playing, composed nocturne
s, duets, études
, etc., for the violin, and was the author of an Ecole du violon, which was adopted by the Conservatoire. Pablo de Sarasate
was amongst his students. Mention should also be made of his edition in 40 parts of a selection of violin compositions by the most eminent masters of the 18th century, Les Maitres classiques du violon (Schott). Alard died in Paris.
Jean-Delphin Alard was the son-in-law of Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume.
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist.
Alard was born in Bayonne
Bayonne
Bayonne is a city and commune in south-western France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, of which it is a sub-prefecture...
, the son of an amateur violinist. From 1827 he was a pupil of F. A. Habeneck
François Antoine Habeneck
François Antoine Habeneck was a French violinist and conductor.- Early life :Habeneck was born at Mézières, the son of a musician in a French regimental band. During his early youth, Habeneck was taught by his father, and at the age of ten played concertos in public...
at the Paris Conservatoire
Conservatoire de Paris
The Conservatoire de Paris is a college of music and dance founded in 1795, now situated in the avenue Jean Jaurès in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France...
, where he succeeded Pierre Baillot
Pierre Baillot
Pierre Marie François de Sales Baillot was a French violinist and composer.Baillot was born in Passy and studied the violin under Giovanni Battista Viotti...
as professor in 1843, retaining the post till 1875. He was also a pupil of François-Joseph Fétis
François-Joseph Fétis
François-Joseph Fétis was a Belgian musicologist, composer, critic and teacher. He was one of the most influential music critics of the 19th century, and his enormous compilation of biographical data in the Biographie universelle des musiciens remains an important source of information today...
. His playing was full of fire and point, and his compositions had a great success in France, while his violin school had a wider vogue and considerably greater value. He was a representative of the modern French
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...
school of violin playing, composed nocturne
Nocturne
A nocturne is usually a musical composition that is inspired by, or evocative of, the night...
s, duets, études
Étude
An étude , is an instrumental musical composition, most commonly of considerable difficulty, usually designed to provide practice material for perfecting a particular technical skill. The tradition of writing études emerged in the early 19th century with the rapidly growing popularity of the piano...
, etc., for the violin, and was the author of an Ecole du violon, which was adopted by the Conservatoire. Pablo de Sarasate
Pablo de Sarasate
Pablo Martín Melitón de Sarasate y Navascués was a Navarrese Spanish violinist and composer of the Romantic period.-Career:Pablo Sarasate was born in Pamplona, Navarre, the son of an artillery bandmaster...
was amongst his students. Mention should also be made of his edition in 40 parts of a selection of violin compositions by the most eminent masters of the 18th century, Les Maitres classiques du violon (Schott). Alard died in Paris.
Jean-Delphin Alard was the son-in-law of Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume.
External links
- Alard's Ten studies for violin with accompaniment of a second violin Op.10 Score from Sibley Music Library Digital Scores Collection