Charles Eugène Sauzay (14 July 1809 – 24 January 1901) was a French violinist and composer.

Life

Sauzay was born in Paris in 1809, and in 1823 he began studying at the

Paris Conservatoire The Conservatoire de Paris (), or 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 Jean Ja ...

. During his time there, he was a pupil of the violinist

Pierre Baillot Pierre Marie François de Sales Baillot (; 1 October 1771 – 15 September 1842) was a French violinist and composer born in Passy. He studied the violin under Giovanni Battista Viotti and taught at the Conservatoire de Paris together with Pierr ...

and

Anton Reicha Anton (Antonín, Antoine) Joseph Reicha (Rejcha) (26 February 1770 – 28 May 1836) was a Czech-born, Bavarian-educated, later naturalization, naturalized French composer and music theorist. A contemporary and lifelong friend of Ludwig van Be ...

. He won several prizes and went on to become a member of Baillot's

string quartet The term string quartet refers to either a type of musical composition or a group of four people who play them. Many composers from the mid-18th century onwards wrote string quartets. The associated musical ensemble consists of two Violin, violini ...

. He also married Baillot's daughter."Charles Eugène Sauzay"
''Grande Musica''. Retrieved 24 February 2023. After the dissolution of Baillot's quartet in 1840, he formed a chamber music group with his wife, Louis-Pierre Norblin,

Auguste Franchomme Auguste-Joseph Franchomme (10 April 180821 January 1884) was a French cellist and composer. In addition to his work in Paris, he collaborated with Spanish cellist Víctor Mirecki Larramat and Belgian cellist Adrien-François Servais in founding w ...

and Alexandre Pierre François Boëly, which gave concerts in the

Salle Pleyel The Salle Pleyel (, meaning "Pleyel Hall") is a concert hall in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France, designed by the acoustician Gustave Lyon together with the architect Jacques Marcel Auburtin, who died in 1926, and the work was completed i ...

in Paris. In 1840 he became first violinist to

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, and later leader of the second violins to emperor

Napoleon III Napoleon III (Charles-Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 18089 January 1873) was President of France from 1848 to 1852 and then Emperor of the French from 1852 until his deposition in 1870. He was the first president, second emperor, and last ...

. In 1860 he was appointed professor of the violin at the Conservatoire.

Works

His works include violin studies; a

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; and incidental music for the plays ''

George Dandin ''George Dandin ou le mari confondu'' (''George Dandin or The Thwarted Husband'') is a French Comédie-ballet in three acts by Molière, with music by Jean-Baptiste Lully, choreography by Pierre Beauchamp, and architecture/staging by Carlo Vigaran ...

'' and ''Le Sicilien'' by

Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, ; ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the great writers in the French language and world liter ...

, in the style of

Lully Jean-Baptiste Lully ( – 22 March 1687) was a French composer, dancer and instrumentalist of Italian birth, who is considered a master of the French Baroque music style. Best known for his operas, he spent most of his life working in the court o ...

, suitable for the period of the plays. Apart from his musical compositions, he wrote a study of the

string quartets The term string quartet refers to either a type of musical composition or a group of four people who play them. Many composers from the mid-18th century onwards wrote string quartets. The associated musical ensemble consists of two violinists, a ...

Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn ( ; ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions ...

Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition and proficiency from an early age ...

and

Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire ...

, which was published in 1861. ;Orchestral * ''Symphonie rustique'', Op. 12 (1860); also for piano 4-hands ;Chamber music * ''Fantaisie sur Zampa'' for violin and piano, Op. 1 * ''Allegro et rondo'' for violin and piano, Op. 2 (published c.1835) * ''Sweet Home'', Air irlandais varié for violin and piano, Op. 3 * ''5 Pièces'' for violin and piano, Op. 6 * ''Pièce en trio'' in G major for violin, viola and piano, Op. 7 (published 1855) * Trio in G major for violin, viola and cello, Op. 8 (1846) * ''Romance'' for violin or cello and piano, Op. 8bis (1847) * ''Andante'' from ''Sérénade'' for violin and piano, Op. 10 (published 1854) * ''Primavera!'', Romance for violin and piano, Op. 12 (published 1886) * ''Études harmoniques'' for violin with accompaniment of a second violin (ad libitum), Op. 14 (1864) * ''Les Deux modes, 24 exercices sur l'emploi du majeur et du mineur pour le violon'', Op. posthumus (published 1911) ;Piano * ''3 Pièces'' for piano 4-hands, Op. 9 * ''Symphonie rustique'' for piano 4-hands, Op. 12 (1860); original for orchestra ;Vocal * ''3 Romances sur des paroles de Ronsard'' for voice and piano, Op. 4 (published 1843, 1845); words by

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:# Mignonne! :# Chansonnette (Bel Aubespin!) :# Imitation d'Anacréon * ''3 Anciennes chansons'' for voice and piano, Op. 9 (published 1854); words by

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and

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:# Chanson de Malherbe :# Chanson de Molière tirée du "Sicilien ou l'amour peintre" :# Villanelle de Philippe Desportes * ''3 Anciennes chansons'' for voice and piano, Op. 11 (published 1855); words by

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and

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:# Chanson de Marguerite de Valois :# Huitain de Clément Marot :# Le Printemps! Rondel du duc Charles d'Orléans * ''3 Romances sur des parole d'Alfred de Musset'' for voice and piano (published 1877); words by

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:# Bonjour Suzon! :# Sonnet d'Arvers :# Fleurette! * ''Chanson ancienne: Dieu! qu'il la fait bon regarder'' for voice, violin and piano (published 1886); words by

* ''Chant d'un vanneur de blé aux vents'', Jeux rustiques for voice and piano (published 1897); words by

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;Choral * ''Fragmens des chœurs d'Athalie et d'Esther de Racine'' for female chorus and piano, Op. 5 ;Literary * ''Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven. Étude sur le quatuor'' (1861) * ''L'école de l'accompagnement, ouvrage faisant suite à l'Étude sur le quatuor'' (1869) * ''Le Violon harmonique, ses ressources, son emploi dans les écoles anciennes et modernes. Étude complétée par un cours d'harmonie à l'usage des violonistes'' (1889)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sauzay, Eugene 1809 births 1901 deaths Musicians from Paris 19th-century French violinists 19th-century French male musicians French male classical violinists French male composers Academic staff of the Conservatoire de Paris