Jules Duprato
French composer (1827–1892) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jules Laurent Anacharsis Duprato (20 August 1827 – 20 May 1892)[1] was a 19th-century French composer.[2][3]
Jules Duprato | |
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Jules Duprato. Portrait by Gustave Boulanger | |
| Born | 20 August 1827 |
| Died | 20 May 1892 (aged 64) |
| Occupation | Composer |
Biography
A student of Aimé Leborne[4] at the Conservatoire de Paris, he won first grand prix de Rome for musical composition in 1848.[2][5]
After the success of his opéra comique Les Trovatelles, performed at Salle Favart in 1854 and his operetta M'sieu Landry, premiered at Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens in 1856, expectations were high for the young composer.[6] 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.[7]
He was appointed a professor of harmony at the conservatory in 1871.[8] He published several arrangements of La Marseillaise,[citation needed] wrote music for male chorus and one symphony.[9] His pupils included Robert Planquette,[2] Georges Douay,[2] and Antoine Simon.[10]
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Duprato's grave site
His grave at Montmartre Cemetery is decorated with a medallion by sculptor Gabriel Thomas.[11][12]
He was made chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in 1886.[5][8]
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