Antoine Romagnesi

Antoine Romagnesi, or Antoine-Joseph-Michel Romagnesi, (1 September 1781 – 9 January 1850) was a 19th-century French composer, music publisher and music theorician.[1]

Antoine Romagnesi
Born1 September 1781
Paris
Died9 January 1850(1850-01-09) (aged 68)
OccupationComposer, music publisher, music theorician

Antoine Romagnesi was a pupil of Alexandre-Étienne Choron and Giuseppe Cambini.

A soldier then a clerk for the music publisher Auguste Le Duc in 1806, he became editor in 1828 and music dealer and moved 8 rue Richelieu in Paris.

He probably was a Freemason[2]

Works

He also composed numerous duets, trios, nocturnes, contredanses and fantaisies for piano and more than 200 romances including:

  • Le chien du régiment [3]
  • L'Heureuse Destinée, Ed. Le Duc, 1825 [4]
  • Le Présent et l'Avenir, Ed. Chansonnier des Grâces, 1839.

Publications
  • Étrennes Musicales., yearly collection.
  • Le Troubadour des Salons, Journal de chant avec Accompagnement de Lyre ou Guitare.
  • L’Abeille musicale, Journal de Chant, Composé pour les jeunes personnes, par les Auteurs les plus estimés en ce genre. périodique, publié de 1828 à 1839.

References
  1. Dictionnaire des artistes de l'école française au XIXe siècle
  2. Musée virtuel de la musique maçonnique
  3. Moustache
  4. IMSLP


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