Johann Peter Cavallo Explained
Johann Peter Cavallo (23 December 1819 – 19 April 1892)[1] was a German organist, pianist and composer of Italian origin and active in France.[2]
Life
Born in Munich, Cavallo settled in Paris around 1842,[3] where he was organist in the churches of St. Vincent de Paul,[3] St. Germain-des-Prés[2] and St. Nicolas des Champs between 1851 and 1863. He became famous as a pianist in the 1850s. He published, among others, Veillées des salons,[4] a monthly sheet music magazine of short piano pieces of his own compositions in association with choirmaster Frédéric Viret.[5]
Selected works
- Valse rustique, Op. 24
- Le Crépuscule, Op. 33
- Un Dernier jour d'hiver, Op. 46
- Mazurka, Op. 47
- La Tristesse, Op. 48
- Fandango, Op. 49
- Le Vertige, Op. 50
- Pensée fugitive, Op. 56
- Galop des Sylphes, Op. 57
- Près la fontaine du loup, Op. 61
References
- Attribution
- This article is based on the translation of the corresponding article of the French Wikipedia. A list of contributors can be found there at the History section.
Notes and References
- [Joël-Marie Fauquet]
- Book: Åstrand, Hans. Nomenclator over udvalgte Komponister og Arrangører. 2005. Fuks Nodeblibiotek. Stockholm. 148. da.
- Book: Ochse, Orpha. Organists and Organ Playing in Nineteenth-Century France and Belgium. 2000. Indiana University Press. 025-321-423-8. 48–49.
- Bibliothèque nationale. Bibliographie de la France. Bibliographie de la France, Ou, Journal Général de l'Imprimerie et de la Librairie. 1826. Cercle de la librairie. Paris. 304. fr . 0006-1344.
- Book: Gazette Musicalle. Gazette musicale de Paris, Vol 19. 1852. Gazette nusicalle de Paris. Paris. 140. fr . 62382040.
