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Quick facts for kids Charles-Simon Catel | |
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Charles-Simon Catel, 1817, Bibliothèque nationale de France | |
| Born | (1773-06-10)June 10, 1773 L'Aigle |
| Died | November 29, 1830(1830-11-29) (aged 57) 2nd arrondissement of Paris |
| Occupation | composer and educator |
Charles-Simon Catel (10 June 1773 – 29 November 1830) was a French composer and educator born at L'Aigle, Orne.
Biography
Catel studied at the Royal School of Singing in Paris.
He was the chief assistant to François-Joseph Gossec at the orchestra of the National Guard in 1790.
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A member of the Institute, he jointly composed pieces of military music for official state ceremonies, including L'Hymne à la Victoire (Victory Hymn), with words by Ponce-Denis Écouchard-Lebrun. He was appointed inaugural professor of harmony at the Conservatoire de Paris, but was relieved of his duties in 1814.
Amongst his students were the Prix de Rome winning composers Joseph Daussoigne-Méhul and