Charles Dancla
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| Birth name | Jean Baptiste Charles Dancla |
| Born | 19 December 1817 Bagnères-de-Bigorre, Hautes-Pyrénées, France |
| Died | 10 October 1907 (aged 89) |
| Genres | Classical music, Romantic music |
| Occupation(s) | violinist, composer and teacher |
| Instruments | violin |
(Jean Baptiste) Charles Dancla (19 December 1817 – 10 October 1907) was a French violinist, composer and teacher.
Biography[]
Dancla was born in Bagnères-de-Bigorre. When he was nine years old, violinist Pierre Rode in Bordeaux heard his music; he was so impressed that he sent a recommendation letter to Pierre Baillot, Luigi Cherubini and Rodolphe Kreutzer. Thus Dancla went to the Paris Conservatory and studied with Baillot for violin and Fromental Halévy for composition. He was strongly influenced by Niccolò Paganini, whom he heard in 1830, as well as by Henri Vieuxtemps. From 1835 onward Dancla was solo violinist in the Paris Opéra, and shortly thereafter he became concert master. In 1857 he was made a professor at the Paris Conservatory where he was a successful teacher for over 35 years. He died in Tunis.
His two brothers were (1819–1862), cellist and author of a considerable cello teaching method, and (1822–1895), violinist and composer of chamber music.
Works[]
- violin concertos
- string quartets
- string trios
- violin duos
- Airs variés, Op. 89 for violin (each of the six airs are based on themes by different composers: Pacini, Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, Weigl and Mercadante).
- Airs variés, Op. 118 for violin (on themes from Montecchi e I Capuletti; La Straniera, Norma, La Sonnambula, Les Puritains, Le Carnaval de Venise).
External links[]
- Charles Dancla: His life & times
- Free scores by Charles Dancla at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- Dancla's Op. 44 No. 4 piano trio Score and parts from Sibley Music Library Digital Scores Collection
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- Prix de Rome for composition
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