Félix Danjou

Jean -Louis -Félix Danjou ( born June 21, 1812 in Paris, † March 4, 1866 in Montpellier) was a French organist, composer and musicologist.

Danjou studied at the Conservatoire de Paris under François Benoist and had organ lessons with the organist of the church of Saint- Gervais, Jean -Nicolas Marrigues. In 1830 he became organist at the church of Notre -Dame -des- Blancs - manteaux, 1834 at Saint- Eustache. From 1840 to 1847 he was organist at the Cathedral of Notre- Dame de Paris, where he was primarily known for his efforts to reform the church music. In 1845 he founded with François -Joseph Fétis, Stéphen Morelot and Jean -Joseph Bonaventure Laurens the Revue de la musique religieuse, populaire et classique.

After study trips through France, Belgium and Germany, he became artistic director of the organ building firm Daublaine - Callinet. In 1848 he retired from his musical activities and first went to Marseille, later to Montpellier, where he led the magazine Messager du Midi.

Danjou wrote church music, including several fairs, a Tantum ergo, motets and organ works. As a result of his research in the Bibliothèque Royale, he published an extensive collection of texts on French history. He also wrote pamphlets for librarianship and organ building and was a member of the Encyclopédie du XIXe siècle and the Dictionnaire de la Convention.

Works

Writings

  • Archives de l' histoire de France curieuses depuis Louis XI jusqu'à Louis XVIII, ou Collection de pièces rares (...), 30 volumes, 1834-41
  • De l' état ​​et de l' avenir du chant ecclésiastique en France, 1843
  • Manufacture d' orgues, 1844
  • Exposé succinct d'un nouveau système d' organization of bibliothèques. Publié par un bibliophile, 1845
  • You paganisme dans la société et dans l' éducation, 1852

Compositions

  • Chants de l' sacrés offce divin Répertoire de musique religieuse, 3 volumes, 1835
  • Recueil de tous les chants du plains - rit de Paris en faux- bourdon voix d 4, 8 volumes
  • Fair brève d 3 voix a cappella, 1848
  • 2 Messes d 4 voix et orgue,
  • Classic organist
  • French composer
  • Church musician
  • Frenchman
  • Born in 1812
  • Died in 1866
  • Man
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