Louis Pierre Martin Norblin (2 December 1781, in

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– 14 July 1854, in

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) was a French

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. His father was Polish-French painter

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(1740–1830). He taught

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at the

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, where his students included

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Auguste Franchomme Auguste-Joseph Franchomme (10 April 180821 January 1884) was a French cellist and composer. For his contributions to music, he was decorated with the Légion d'honneur in 1884. Life and career Born in Lille, Franchomme studied at the local conse ...

and

Louis-Marie Pilet Louis-Marie Pilet (8 February 1815 – 13 November 1877) was a 19th-century French cellist. Biography Louis-Marie Pilet studied music in Louis-Pierre Norblin's class at the Conservatoire de Paris where he gained a second prize in 1831 then a ...

. He was the editor of the first edition of the J. S. Bach Six Suites for Violoncello Solo BWV 1007–1012, published by Janet et Cotelle in Paris in approximately 1824; according to the preface of the edition, it is based on an unidentified manuscript found in Germany by Pierre Norblin. The edition shows signs of extensive editing, and has some incorrect notes that have been repeated in other editions up to the present day. The composer

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dedicated his String Quintet no. 15, op. 38 to Norblin.George Onslow, ''Quinzième Quintetto...Op. 38'' (Leipzig: Fr. Kistner,

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, title page. Norblin was also an art collector. His son Émile Norblin (1821–1880) was also a musician and art collector.

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Musicians from Warsaw 1781 births 1854 deaths 19th-century French musicians French classical cellists Conservatoire de Paris alumni Academic staff of the Conservatoire de Paris Polish emigrants to France 19th-century classical musicians {{cellist-stub