Jules Laurent Anacharsis Duprato (20 August 1827 – 20 May 1892) was a 19th-century French composer.Wagstaff 1992.

Biography

A student of

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, he won first

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for musical composition in 1848.Pierre 1900
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After the success of his opéra comique ''Les Trovatelles'', performed at

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in 1854 and his operetta ''M'sieu Landry'', premiered at

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in 1856, expectations were high for the young composer. His following works, however, including the operas ''La Déesse et le Berger'' (1863), ''La Fiancée de Corinthe'' (1867), and ''Le Cerisier'' (1874), rapidly fell into obscurity. He was appointed a professor of harmony at the conservatory in 1871.Pierre 1900
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He published several arrangements of ''

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'', wrote music for male chorus and one symphony. His pupils included

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, and Antoine Simon. His grave at

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is decorated with a medallion by sculptor

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References

Bibliography

* Clauzel, Paul (1895)
"Jules Duprato, compositeur. Notice biographique"
''Mémoires de l'Académie de Nîmes'', vol. 17, pp. 191–237. Nîmes: Clavel et Chastanier. *

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, editor (1900). ''Le Conservatoire national de musique et de déclamation. Documents historiques et administratifs''. Paris: Imprimerie National
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(1878)
"Duprato (Jules-Laurent-Anacharsis)", pp. 291–292
in ''Biographie universelle des musiciens et Bibliographie générale de la musique par F.-J. Fétis. Supplément et complément'', vol. 1. Paris: Firmin-Didot
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at Google Books. * Remy, Alfred (1919). ''Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians''. New York: G. Schirmer
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