Jules Demersseman

Jules Auguste Demersseman ( born January 9, 1833 in Hondschoote, Nord, † December 1, 1866 in Paris) was a French flautist and composer.

Life

Born in northern France near the Belgian border Demersseman was the age of eleven pupils of Tulou at the Conservatoire de Paris, where it won the first prize was twelve years old and quickly became famous as a virtuoso. However, a chair was out of the question because he wanted influenced by his teacher, not for the now established in France modern type of a flute by Theobald Boehm decide. Demersseman died, not even 34 years old, probably from tuberculosis.

Work

Demersseman wrote numerous works for his instrument, the flute. Today, probably the best known is his Solo de Concert No. 6, Op 82 This also known as " Italian Concerto " titled plant used in the middle movement, a Neapolitan folk melody and closes with a saltarello. In addition, he was one of the first French composer who wrote music for the then newly developed saxophone.