Charles simon catel biography of donald

​CATEL, Charles Simon, born June 1773 at l'Aigle (Orne); began his studies very early under Sacchini, Gobert, and Gossec, in the 'Ecole royale de chant et de déclamation,' at Paris, [Conservatoire de Musique.] In 1787 he was made accompanist and 'professeur-adjoint' of the School, and in 1790 accompanist at the Opera.

Such a musi- cian was Charles-Simon Catel (), a French teacher, composer, and theoretician, who, though he was neither an inventor nor a revolutionary.

Charles-Simon Catel () is primarily remembered as a teacher of harmony at the Paris Conservatoire during the Napoleonic era.

Biography: At 11 years old he went to Pris to study composition with Gossec and piano with Gobert.

Charles-Simon Catel (10 July – 29 November ) was a French composer and educator born at L'Aigle, Orne.

CATEL'S COMPILATION OF SOURCES Born in in Laigle, Normandy, Charles-Simon Catel began studying music under the tutelage of Sacchini, enrolling at the.

The same year he became chief, conjointly with Gossec, of the band of the Garde Nationale, for which he wrote a vast quantity of military music, which was adopted throughout the revolutionary army. His first work of public note was a 'De profundis' for the funeral of Gouvion in 1792.

Another was a Hymn of Victory on the battle of Fleurus (June 26, 94), written for chorus with wind accompaniment only. On the formation of the Conservatoire in 95 Catel was made professor of harmony. He immediately began the compilation of his 'Traité d'harmonie,' which was published in 1802, and remained for many years the sole t