Jacques Marie Alfred Dufresne (1822,

Orléans Orléans (;"Orleans"
(US) and Fromental Halévy Jacques-François-Fromental-Élie Halévy, usually known as Fromental Halévy (; 27 May 179917 March 1862), was a French composer. He is known today largely for his opera ''La Juive''. Early career Halévy was born in Paris, son of the cantor ...

at the Paris Conservatory, he is mostly known for having written music for hundreds of songs by authors such as Jules Verne, Alfred de Musset,

Alphonse de Lamartine Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine (; 21 October 179028 February 1869), was a French author, poet, and statesman who was instrumental in the foundation of the Second Republic and the continuation of the Tricolore as the flag of France. ...

Victor Hugo Victor-Marie Hugo (; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French Romantic writer and politician. During a literary career that spanned more than sixty years, he wrote in a variety of genres and forms. He is considered to be one of the great ...

. He also composed operettas and opéras comiques including ''L'hôtel de la poste'' on a libretto by

Philippe Gille Philippe Emile François Gille (10 December 1831 – 19 March 1901) was a French dramatist and opera librettist, who was born and died in Paris. He wrote over twenty librettos between 1857 and 1893, the most famous of which are Massenet's '' Mano ...

Works

*1851: ''La Chèvre perdue'', poem by Lebaigue *1851: ''Heureuse !'', mélodie, poem by Gustave de Penmarch *1853: ''La Chanson de Fortunio'', poem by Alfred de Musset *1853: ''Reflets de Printemps'', poem by de Penmarch *1853: ''Sérénade'', poem by Victor Hugo *1853: ''Les Soirées d'automne'', twelve melodies *1854: ''La Colombe'', poem by de Penmarch *1854: ''Album de 10 mélodies'', lyrics by Eugène de Lonlay *1854: ''L’Écho du lavoir !'', ditty, lyrics by Eugène de Lonlay *1854: ''Écoute'', poem by de Penmarch *1854: ''L’Étoile'', melody, lyrics by de Penmarch *1854: ''La Fiancée du timbalier'', poem by

*1854: ''Le Grillon'', melody, poem by

*1854: ''Hélas !'', poem by Lamartine *1854: ''Oh ! batteux battons la gerbe !'', chant rustique *1854: ''Pendant l'orage'', cavatine *1854: ''Le Sommeil des fleurs'', melody, poem by de Penmarch *1854: ''Villanelle'', poem by

Adrien Decourcelle Adrien Decourcelle (28 October 1821 – 6 August 1892) was a 19th-century French writer and playwright. Pierre-Henri-Adrien Decourcelle wrote about 70 plays between 1845 and 1855, comedies and Comédie en vaudeville written most of the time in ...

*1855: ''Les Chants intimes'', collection of melodies and romances *1855: ''En avant les zouaves !'', chanson guerrière, poem by Jules VerneLa chanson est reprise dans le CD ''Mélodies inédites'' de Jules Verne, Harmonia Mundi, 2005 *1855: ''Sous la tonnelle'', poem by de Penmarch, n°2 for tenor or soprano *1856: ''Venant de Pontoise'', one-act operetta, lyrics by Eugène Mestépès *1857: ''La Fileuse'', rêverie, lyrics by Anne Kerhalet *1857: ''Les Voix dans l'air'', rêverie, lyrics by de Penmarch *1858: ''Adieu paniers vendanges sont faites'', song, lyrics by de Penmarch *1858: ''Maître Baton'', one-act operetta, lyrics by Eugène Bercioux *1860: ''Les valets de Gascogne'', one-act opéra comique, with Philippe Gille *1861: ''A L'île de la Jamaïque'', Haitian melody, poem by Pierre Faubert *undated: ''Chants intimes'', mater dolorosa, poem by Charles Lebaigue *undated: ''Dieu bénit tout le monde'', romance, lyrics by Lebaigue *undated: ''Les Muguets blancs'', melody, poem by Émile Lecygne *undated: ''L'hôtel de la poste'', one-act operetta, with

*undated: ''La Veillée !'', lyrics by Villemontez, music by

Pierre Gaveaux Pierre Gaveaux (9 October 1761 – 5 February 1825) was a French operatic tenor and composer, notable for creating the role of Jason in Cherubini's ''Médée'' and for composing '' Léonore, ou L’amour conjugal'', the first operatic version of t ...

, chanson d'autrefois, transcrite et arrangée à 2 voix

Bibliography

* ''Bulletins de la Société des compositeurs de musique'', 1863, (p. 26) (obituary)
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Pierre Larousse Pierre Athanase Larousse (23 October 18173 January 1875) was a French grammarian, lexicographer and encyclopaedist. He published many of the outstanding educational and reference works of 19th-century France, including the 15-volume '' Grand di ...

, ''Nouveau Larousse illustré: dictionnaire universel'', 1898, (p. 870) * Florian Bruyas, ''Histoire de l'opérette en France, 1855-1965'', 1974, (p. 55) * Frédéric-Gaël Theuriau, ''L'univers musical de Jules Verne'', actes de la conférence du samedi 21 mai 2005, auditorium de la Bibliothèque municipale de Tours, 2004

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Alfred Dufresne
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