Olivier Aubert
Pierre François Olivier Aubert (1763 – c.1830) was a French cellist and composer, born in Amiens. For twenty-five years he was a member of the orchestra of the Opéra-Comique in Paris.
Olivier Aubert | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Pierre François Olivier Aubert |
| Born | 1763 Amiens, France |
| Died | 1830 (aged 66–67) |
| Occupation(s) | Cellist, composer |
| Instruments | Cello |
His chief merit is having published two good instruction books for the cello at a time when works of that kind were rare and much needed. He wrote also string quartets, sonatas and duets for cello, and a pamphlet entitled Histoire abrégée de la musique ancienne et moderne.
Works
- 3 String Quartets, Op.1 (Zurich, 1796).
- 3 String Quartets, Op.2.
- 3 Duos for 2 Cellos, Op.3.
- 3 Duos for 2 Cellos, Op.5.
- 3 Duos for 2 Cellos, Op.6.
- 3 Duos for 2 Cellos, Op.7.
- Études pour le violoncelle, suivies de 3 Duos et de 3 Sonates, Op.8.
- Methode ou nouvelles etudes pour le violoncelle, Op.9 (Paris, 1802)
- 8 books of Cello Sonatas.
- Rondo for solo cello
- Histoire abrégée de la musique ancienne et moderne, ou Réflexions sur ce qu’il y a de plus probable dans les écrits qui ont traité ce sujet, (Paris, 1827).
See also
- List of cellists
- List of classical composers
- List of French people
Notes
References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Grove, George, ed. (1900). . A Dictionary of Music and Musicians. London: Macmillan and Company.
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