Antoine Joseph Michel Romagnesi (1 September 1781 – 9 January 1850) was a 19th-century French composer, music publisher and music theorist.

Life

Romagnesi was a pupil of Alexandre-Étienne Choron and

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. A soldier, then a clerk for the music publisher Auguste Le Duc in 1806, he became a publisher and music dealer himself in 1828, moving to 8 rue Richelieu in Paris. He probably was a

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Works

* ''Nadir et Sélim'', three-act

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, first performed at the Théâtre Feydeau in 1822. * ''La Guirlande'', one-act

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, composed for the Académie Royale de Musique. He also composed numerous

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s, trios,

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s, contredanses and fantasies for piano and more than 200 romances including: * ''Le Chien du régiment'' * ''L'Heureuse Destinée'' (Le Duc, 1825)IMSLP
/ref> * ''Le Présent et l'Avenir'' (Chansonnier des Grâces, 1839).

Publications

* ''Étrennes Musicales'', yearly collection. * ''Le Troubadour des Salons. Journal de chant avec Accompagnement de Lyre ou Guitare'' * ''L'Abeille musicale. Journal de Chant, composé pour les jeunes personnes, par les auteurs les plus estimés en ce genre''. Journal, published between 1828 and 1839.

References

1781 births 1850 deaths 19th-century classical composers 19th-century male musicians French music publishers (people) French opera composers French Romantic composers French male opera composers Composers from Paris {{France-musician-stub