Aimé Paris (1798–1866) was a French scholar. He was the developer of a method of

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, and co-developer and propagator of what became the

Galin-Paris-Chevé system The Galin-Paris-Chevé system is a method of reading music, based on the ideas of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, founded by Pierre Galin (1786-1821) and developed by Aimé Paris (1798-1866), his sister Nanine Paris (1800-1868), and her husband Émile-Jo ...

of music notation. Paris studied mathematics and law, and became a lawyer. His techniques of memory were well known; at one point he was the "professeur de mnémonique" at the Athenée in Paris.

Stenography

In 1815, he learned the system of Samuel Taylor (1772–1834) adapted by

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for French. In 1820, after inventing his own method of stenography, he abandoned his career as a lawyer and traveled across France, as well as the

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, giving conferences and teaching his system. He published the books ''History of Stenography'' and ''Inventions of Aimé Paris''. His stenographic works were followed and completed by

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Music system advocacy

He approached

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when he moved to Paris, and asked to be his business-manager, so Galin could work on setting his music education ideas into print. However, once admitted as Galin's successor, he plagiarized Galin's ideas and denied having known him. After Galin died in 1822 without publishing a full explanation of his ideas, several teachers led classes claiming to follow his methods. Paris decided to devote himself to propagating what he knew of Galin's methods, with a few minor modifications. He published numerous pamphlets on the technique, and toured schools widely, offering challenges to music teachers. According to Fétis, his challenges were designed so that he could be denounced in tract or speech regardless of whether they were accepted or not. His sister, Nanine, married the surgeon

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, who became an advocate for the system. Paris, along with his sister and Emile Chevé, continued touring and publishing pamphlets until his death

Mnemonics

Aimé Paris was the first person to publish a version of the

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in its modern form.History of the Major System
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References

* Kenneth Simpson. ''Some Great Music Educators''. Borough Green: Novello, 1976. Pages 21–23. {{DEFAULTSORT:Paris, Aime 1798 births 1866 deaths French music educators Creators of writing systems