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French classical cellist and composer (1773–1849)
Charles Baudiot
Born 29 March 1773 Died 26 September 1849(1849-09-26) (aged 76)Paris
Occupation(s) Cellist Composer
Charles-Nicolas Baudiot (29 March 1773 – 26 September 1849) was a French classical cellist and composer.
Biography
Baudiot received lessons from
Jean-Baptiste Janson the older, and succeeded his master as professor at the
Conservatoire de Paris in 1802. Shortly after his entrance into this school, he was commissioned to do with
Jean-Henri Levasseur a cello method which was written by
Pierre Baillot .
Baudiot, who held a post at the Ministry of Finance, was one of the professors who retained their seats at the Conservatoire, when it was reorganized in 1816 as the Royal School of Music, and he gained the title of first cello of the King's Chapel. In 1822 he applied for and obtained his retirement as professor of the Conservatoire with a pension for his former services. From then on, he made several trips to France to give concerts before dying at the age of seventy-four.
Baudiot is buried in the 17th division of the
Père-Lachaise Cemetery .
Compositions
Two cello concertos; Paris, Frey
Two concertinos for the same instrument, works of the 19th and 20th; Paris, Pleyel
Trio for violin, viola and cello, Op. 3
Two works of duets for two cellos, Op. 5 and 7
Pot-pourri for cello, with accompaniment of quartet; Paris, Frey
Three fantasies for cello with piano accompaniment, Op. 12; Paris, Pleyel
Three, idem, Op. 20
Three nocturnes for cello and harp; Paris, Pacini
Two works of cello sonatas with bass accompaniment; Paris, Pleyel and Naderman
Trios for piano, cello and horn, and for piano, harp and cello
Various themes for cello and piano
Three duos with a progressive difficulty for cello and piano on themes of Rossini and Auber, Op. 31
Cello method to the use at the Conservatory, with Levasseur and Baillot; Paris, Brandus
Complete Cello Method,
[1] Op. 25
Instruction for composers, or notions about the mechanism and fingering of the cello and how to write for this instrument; Paris, Richaut
Many pieces arranged after Lafont and Beriot, for the cello.
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