Charles-François Angelet (18 November 1797 – 20 December 1832) was a Flemish pianist and composer.
Life
Angelet was born in Ghent in 1797; his parents were Robert Angelet, organist of the parish church of Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Sint-Pieterskerk, and his wife Angeline van Wichelen. His father was his first music teacher; at age seven, he gave a concert. Aged seventeen, he was appointed organist of a church in Wetteren, near Ghent. [1]
In 1821 he went to the Conservatoire de Paris; he studied piano with Pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmerman, harmony and accompaniment with Victor Dourlen, and composition with François-Joseph Fétis, the director of the conservatoire, who thought he was a promising composer. In 1822 he won first prize in a piano competition at the conservatoire, and was appointed répétiteur. [1] [2]
He moved to Brussels, where he was a piano teacher at the Royal Music School. [2]
In 1829 he became pianist of the court of William I of the Netherlands. After a period of failing health he died in Ghent in 1832, aged 35. [1]
Compositions
Angelet wrote a symphony that won a prize in Ghent in 1820. His other compositions are mostly piano music; he also wrote a piano trio and some songs. [1] [2]
Fétis wrote, "Angelet had originality in his ideas, and wrote with elegance and purity". [1]
References
- ^ a b c d e . Biographie nationale de Belgique (in French). Vol. 1. pp. 295–296 – via Wikisource.
- ^ a b c Angelet, Charles-François Studiecentrum voor Vlaamse Muziek. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
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Charles-François Angelet (18 November 1797 – 20 December 1832) was a Flemish pianist and composer.
Life
Angelet was born in Ghent in 1797; his parents were Robert Angelet, organist of the parish church of Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Sint-Pieterskerk, and his wife Angeline van Wichelen. His father was his first music teacher; at age seven, he gave a concert. Aged seventeen, he was appointed organist of a church in Wetteren, near Ghent. [1]
In 1821 he went to the Conservatoire de Paris; he studied piano with Pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmerman, harmony and accompaniment with Victor Dourlen, and composition with François-Joseph Fétis, the director of the conservatoire, who thought he was a promising composer. In 1822 he won first prize in a piano competition at the conservatoire, and was appointed répétiteur. [1] [2]
He moved to Brussels, where he was a piano teacher at the Royal Music School. [2]
In 1829 he became pianist of the court of William I of the Netherlands. After a period of failing health he died in Ghent in 1832, aged 35. [1]
Compositions
Angelet wrote a symphony that won a prize in Ghent in 1820. His other compositions are mostly piano music; he also wrote a piano trio and some songs. [1] [2]
Fétis wrote, "Angelet had originality in his ideas, and wrote with elegance and purity". [1]
References
- ^ a b c d e . Biographie nationale de Belgique (in French). Vol. 1. pp. 295–296 – via Wikisource.
- ^ a b c Angelet, Charles-François Studiecentrum voor Vlaamse Muziek. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
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