Daniel Jelensperger (1 April 1799 – 30 May 1831) was a French musicologist.

Life

Born in Mulhouse, Jelensperger studied with Anton Reicha at the Conservatoire de Paris where he later taught

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. In 1830 he published his harmony treaty ''L'harmonie au commencement du dix-neuvième siècle et méthode pour l'etudier'' in Paris, which was published in 1833 by Breitkopf & Härtel in Leipzig under the title ''Die Harmonie im Anfang des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts''. His views were far more influenced by the German musical tradition as represented by

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than by contemporary French music. Jelensperger died in Paris.

Bibliography

* Lucien Chevaillier: ''Musiciens d'Alsace (XIXe siècle). Daniel Jelensperger et Henri Reber.'' In: ''Vie en Alsace'', Vol. 1 (1923), Heft 2, , * David Damschroder: ''Thinking about Harmony. Historical Perspectives on Analysis''. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2008 , . * '' Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung'', N°. 32, August 1831 1799 births 1831 deaths Writers from Mulhouse Conservatoire de Paris alumni Academic staff of the Conservatoire de Paris 19th-century French musicologists 19th-century French musicians 19th-century musicologists {{France-music-bio-stub