Prosper Mimart (1859–1928) was a clarinetist and instructor at the

Paris Conservatoire The Conservatoire de Paris (), also known as the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue ...

. He was the dedicatee of Debussy's ''

Première rhapsodie The ''Première rhapsodie'' (First Rhapsody), L. 116, CD. 124, by Claude Debussy is a piece for accompanied clarinet. Composed between December 1909 and January 1910, it was dedicated to the French clarinet professor Prosper Mimart. In 1909, G ...

'' and gave the premiere of the work in 1911.Debussy: Première Rhapsodie, Petite Pièce
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1859 births 1928 deaths French classical clarinetists Academic staff of the Conservatoire de Paris {{France-musician-stub