Singelée, Jean-Baptiste
Period: Romantic
Born: 1812 in Brussels, Belgium
Died: 1876
Nation of Origin: Belgium
Major Works:
two concerti
many Fantasies for violin
thirty fantasies for saxophone
First Quartet Op. 53 (1857) for saxophones
Other Information:
Singelée was a Belgian composer, conductor, and violinist. He played in several orchestras including the orchestra of the comic opera in Paris. He was violin soloist at the Royal Theater of Brussels. He conducted the orchestras of the Royal Theaters of Ghent and of Brussels. He was a proflic composer of two concerti and many Fantasies for violin, various instrumental pieces, and music for ballet. Singelée became a close friend of Sax during studies at the Royal school of Music in 1828. As a result, he wrote many pieces for the various members of the saxophone family and helped popularize the instrument.
Essay contributed by:
Steven Estrella
General Bibliography:
Blume, Friedrich, with Norton, M. D. (Translator) and Norton, Herter (Translator), Classic and Romantic Music; A Comprehensive Survey, W. W. Norton & Company, November 1970, ISBN: 0393098680
Einstein, Alfred. Music in the Romantic Era, W. W. Norton & Company, December 1947, ISBN: 0393097331
Rosen, Charles, The Romantic Generation, W. W. Norton & Company, April 1995, ISBN: 0674779347
Slonimsky, Nicolas and Kuhn, Laura; Editors, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Gale Group, December 2000, ISBN: 0028655257
Sadie, Stanley and Tyrrell, John; Editors, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Groves Dictionaries, Inc., January 2004, ISBN: 0195170679
Rutherford-Johnson, Tim, Kennedy, Michael, and Kennedy, Joyce The Oxford Dictionary of Music, Oxford University Press, 6th Edition, 2012, ISBN: 0199578109
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