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You can use this site to access a wide array of informational resources relating to France’s musical heritage of the 19th century. You’ll find articles on people, works and topics authored by musicologists and historians collaborating with Palazzetto Bru Zane.

In the spotlight

Person

LALO Édouard

(1823 - 1892)

On that day 20 July

SÉVERAC Déodat de

Persons

Déodat de SÉVERAC

Born into a Languedoc family that could trace its descent back to the 11th century, Déodat de Séverac received music lessons from his father, a talented painter, and Louis Amiel, the organist in his n...

DUPRATO Jules

Persons

Jules DUPRATO

Compositeur et professeur au Conservatoire de Paris.

CARRAUD Gaston

Persons

Gaston CARRAUD

Compositeur, critique musical.

Persons

Pierre-Joseph CHALLAMEL

Peintre, illustrateur et lithographe.

Focus

Pianistic Virtuosity

Inspired by the example of Paganini’s violin playing, Romantic composers made the piano the premier instrument of virtuosity. 

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