Auguste Dupont, full name Pierre-Auguste Dupont, (9 February 1827 - 17 December 1890) was a Belgian pianist and composer. A laureate of the

Royal Conservatory of Liège Royal Conservatoire of Liège The Royal Conservatoire of Liège (RCL) ( French Conservatoire royal de Liège, Dutch Koninklijk Conservatorium Luik) is one of four conservatories in the French Community of Belgium that offers higher education cou ...

, where he was a student of Jules Jalheau, he travelled for a time as a musician in Germany, England and the Netherlands. While performing in Berlin, he was introduced to

Giacomo Meyerbeer Giacomo Meyerbeer (born Jakob Liebmann Beer; 5 September 1791 – 2 May 1864) was a German opera composer, "the most frequently performed opera composer during the nineteenth century, linking Mozart and Wagner". With his 1831 opera ''Robert le di ...

who gave him work for a time and who often mentions him in his diary. In 1850, he became a professor at the

Royal Conservatory of Brussels The Royal Conservatory of Brussels (french: Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles, nl, Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel) is a historic conservatory in Brussels, Belgium. Starting its activities in 1813, it received its official name in 1832. Provid ...

. He composed several major pieces for concerts and pieces of

chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small numb ...

. He was also the editor of the series ''École de piano du Conservatoire de Bruxelles'', forty booklets of classical masterpieces. He became a teacher of chamber music in 1886. His brother was the violinist and composer Joseph Dupont.

Works

* ''Pluie de mai, Étude de trilles pour piano'' (Op.2) * ''Grande Capriccio sur Robert le Diable'' * ''Le Staccato Perpétuel'' (Op.31) Caecilia 1856, op.cit. p. 194 * ''Grande galop fantastique'' * ''Contes du foyer'' (Op. 12) Site Bach Cantatas, op.cit. * ''The Tickalicktoo Polka, Dedicated to the Esquimaux Family, Who Appeared Before Her Majesty at Windsor Castle, Feb. 3, 1854'' * '' Morgane'' * ''Suite en quintette'' * ''Intermezzo - barcarolle'' * ''Tocatelle pour piano'' (Op. 26) * ''Chanson hongroise'' (Op. 27) en ligne
/ref> * ''Berceuse en la mineur pour piano'' (Op. 35) * ''Trois Danses dans le style ancien'' (Op.37) * ''Fantasie et Fugue'' (for the right hand)(Op.41) * ''Roman en dix pages'' (Op. 48) * ''Piano Concerto in F minor'' (Op. 49) * ''La Pensée'' Auguste Dupont sur le site Grande Musica
/ref> * ''Morceaux Caractéristiques'' * ''Feuille d'album : duettino pour piano et harpe ou 2 pianos'' (Op. 58) * ''Valse expressive pour piano'' (Op. 60) In 1862, ''

L'Illustration ''L'Illustration'' was a weekly French language, French newspaper published in Paris from 1843 to 1944. It was founded by Édouard Charton with the first issue published on 4 March 1843, it became the first illustrated newspaper in France then, a ...

'' p. 197, mentioned the following works: * ''Poème d'amour, Sept chants lyriques'' p. 54* ''Reminiscences Pastorales'' * ''Rêveries sur l'eau'' * ''Trio en sol mineur'' pour piano, violon et violoncelle (Op. 33) * ''Grand quatuor'' * ''Sonate'' * ''Marche druïdique'' * ''Une Chanson de jeune fille'' (Op.18) * ''Chanson du feu'' * ''Danse des ombres'' * ''Danse des Almées''

Honours

* Chevalier de l'Ordre du Lion (1856).Caecilia: algemeen muzikaal tijdschrift van Nederland, 14th year, 1 January 1857, p. 12
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dupont, Auguste Romantic composers Belgian classical pianists 19th-century classical pianists 19th-century composers Academic staff of the Royal Conservatory of Brussels Royal Conservatory of Liège alumni People from Verviers 1827 births 1890 deaths