Nicolas Séjan
Nicolas Séjan (17 March 1745[1] – 16 March 1819[1]) was a French composer and organist, from a family allied to the Forqueray.
Born in Paris, Séjan was one of the best organists of his time. He was co-titular of the organ of Notre-Dame de Paris and many other Parisian churches.[2] He was appointed to the Chapelle Royale in 1789. He lost his charges during the French Revolution, but later recovered some of them.
He left a few works for the harpsichord and the pianoforte as well as the organ.
Nicolas Séjan was Louis-Nicolas Séjan's father, his successor at the church of Saint-Sulpice.
He died in Paris on 16 March 1819 and was buried at Montmartre Cemetery.[3]
See also
- French organ school
- Noël varié
References
- Honegger, Marc (1979). Dictionnaire de la musique; Tome 2, Les Hommes et leurs œuvres. L-Z (in French). Bordas. p. 1030. ISBN 2-04-010726-6.
- Before 1789, at the request of Étienne-Nicolas Méhul, he gave organ lessons to the young organist Georges Scheyermann. — cf: François-Joseph Fétis, Biographie universelle des musiciens et bibliographie générale de la Musique, Paris : Firmin Didot, 1867, 2nd éd., vol.7, p. 455 .
- "Nicolas Séjan (1745 - 1819)". Find A Grave Memorial. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
External links
- Free scores by Nicolas Séjan at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- Noël suisse on data.bnf.fr
- Swiss Noel - Nicolas Séjan on YouTube
- Nicolas Séjan on isni.org
- Biographie sur le site "Musica et Memoria"
- Nicolas Séjan on IdRef
- Nicolas Séjan on Musicalics
Authority control  |
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| Preceded by Pierre-Claude Foucquet |
Organist at Notre-Dame de Paris 1772–1793 |
Succeeded by Claude-Étienne Luce |
| Preceded by Claude-Étienne Luce |
Organist at the Church of Saint-Sulpice, Paris 1783–1819 |
Succeeded by Louis-Nicolas Séjan |
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