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Catel — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Charles Simon Catel (1773–1830), französischer Komponist und Professor Franz Ludwig Catel (1778–1856), deutscher Holzbildbauer und Maler Ludwig Catel (Ludwig (eigentlich Louis) Friedrich Catel; 1776–1819) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Charles Chaulieu — (* 1788; † 1849) war ein französischer Komponist und Musikpädagoge.

Catel's reforms influenced harmony teaching and practice for generations.

Compositional Contributions

Beyond his theoretical work, Catel composed a wide range of musical genres. Komponist, geb. Catel died in Paris.

His works include a Treatise on Harmony (1802), which was used by the young Berlioz, several concert band works, several dramatic compositions at the Opéra National de Paris: Sémiramis, Les bayadères; at the Opéra-Comique: Artistes par occasion, L'Auberge de Bagnères (1807); Wallace (1817); symphonies, quartets etc.

Works

Lyrical works

• Sémiramis, lyric tragedy in three acts, libretto by Philippe Desriaux based on Voltaire, performed by the Opéra de Paris on 4 May 1802.
• Les artistes par occasion, farcical opera in one act, libretto by Alexandre Duval, performed at the Opéra-Comique in 1807.
• L'auberge de Bagnères, farcical opera in 3 acts, libretto by C.

  Jalabert, performed by the Opéra-Comique in 1807.

• Les bayadères, opera in 3 acts, libretto by Victor-Joseph-Étienne de Jouy based on Voltaire, performed at Opéra de Paris on 8 August 1810.
• Les aubergistes de qualité, comedy in 3 acts, libretto by Victor-Joseph-Étienne de Jouy, performed at Opéra-Comique on 17 June 1812
• Bayard à Mézières, comedy in one act, libretto by Alisvan de Chazet and Louis Emmanuel Mercier Dupaty, performed at Opéra-Comique in 1814.
• Le premier en date, comedy in one act, libretto by Marc-Antoine Désaugiers and Pessey, performed at Opéra-Comique in 1814.
• Wallace ou Le ménestrel écossais, epic opera in 3 acts, libretto by L.

  Ch. J. Fontanes de Saint-Marcellin, performed at Opéra-Comique in 1817.

• Zirphile et fleur de myrte ou cent ans en un jour, "opéra-féerie" in 2 acts, libretto by Victor-Joseph-Étienne de Jouy and Nicolas Lefebvre, performed at Opéra de Paris in 1818.
• L'officier enlevé, comedy in one act, libretto by Alexandre Duval, performed at Opéra-Comique in 1819.

Vocal and choral works

References

• Bouillet's Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie (1842)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Radio Swiss Classic - Music database - Musician.

   Catel est aussi un… …   Wikipédia en Français

2. Catel — Catel, 1) Guillaume de C., geb. Febr. 10. des comtes de Tolose, Toul. The Instrumentalist . 1633.

   

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3. Charles-Simon Catel — (* 10. Nov. 1830 in Paris, kam jung nach Paris, studierte dort Klavierspiel bei Gobert und Komposition bei Gossec, wurde 1787 Lehrer an der… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

4. Catel — (spr.

   1993 . Charles Simon Catel, 1817, Bibliothèque nationale de France. Charles Simon Catel (1773-1830) studied theory and composition with the respected French composer François Joseph Gossec, became assistant conductor of the Garde Nationale Band of Paris at 16....