François Dauverné

François Georges Auguste Dauverné ( born February 16, 1799 in Paris, † November 4, 1874 ) was a French trumpeter, composer and professor at the Paris Conservatoire and is considered one of the leading French trumpeter of the 19th century.

At 15, he became a military musician and trumpeter of the Royal Gardes- du- Corps ( bodyguards ) at. He made rapid career and was principal trumpet at the Paris Opera. Around 1820, instruments were developed with shear valves in Germany by the instrument makers Blühmel Friedrich and Heinrich Stolzel. As in Paris in 1826 for the first time probably appeared such a German trumpet with 3 push valves, Dauverné immediately recognized its importance and possibilities. He took care both to the reconstruction and development of the instrument by French instrument makers as well as to compositions for the instrument. His suggestions was included, inter alia, in Berlioz's Overture Waverley (1827 ) and Rossini's William Tell (1829 ). He is considered the first known artist, gave public concerts with a valve trumpet. He created also to textbooks. From 1833 he was the first teacher trumpet lessons at the Paris Conservatory and was eventually a professor there from 1835 to 1869. He tried also was instrumental to the technical development of the instrument. Among his most important students were and other Jean-Baptiste Arban and Jules Henri Louis Cerclier. On January 1, 1869, he retired. Dauverné wrote several brass schools and wrote pieces for trumpet ensembles.

Works

• Theory ou tabulature de la trompette & pistons (Paris, 1827-1828 )
• Methode de trompette & pistons (Paris, 1834-1835 )
• Méthode théorique & pratique du cornet à piston ou cylindres (Paris, 1846)
• Méthode pour la trompette (Paris, 1857)

• University teachers ( CNSMD Paris)
• Classic trumpeter
• Frenchman
• Born in 1799
• Died in 1874
• Man