A Biographical Dictionary of Fiddlers di A. Mason Clarke
Biographical Dictionary of Fiddlers. 1.09
Olympique. At the breaking out of the French Revolution he went to Prussia and there joined his brother and became Court musician, a post he retained for seventeen years. After the Russian war he returned to Paris to find himself unknown, but after awhile he became musician to Charles IV., ex-King of Spain, then at Marseilles, and on the departure of that Prince for Rome in 1812, Duport once more returned to Paris, in which city he speedily became the leading 'cellist and teacher of his instrument. He also was chamber musician to the Empress Marie Louise, 'cellist in the Imperial Chapel, professor at the Conservatoire until its suppression in 1815, and musician to Louis XVIII. His compositions were six concertos ; four books of sonatas with bass ; three duets for two 'cellos ; eight airs varies with orchestra or quartet; two airs varies for violin and 'cello ; a romance with pianoforte accompaniment ; nine nocturnes for harp and 'cello; fantaisies for violin and pianoforte, and an educational work for the'cello called " Essai sur le doigter du violoncelle et la conduite de l'archet avec un suite d'exercices," published in Paris.
•Duport, Jeane Pierre, born in Paris, November 27, 1741, died in Berlin, December 31, 1818. 'Cellist, brother of
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