Louise Geneviève de Le Hye
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Louise Geneviève de Le Hye née Rousseau (8 March 1810 - 17 November 1838) was a French
pianist, organist and composer, who sometimes used the pseudonym M. Leon Saint-Amons. She was born in Charenton
, France
, daughter of Charles-Louis Rousseau and grand niece of philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau
. She studied piano with her father and with Louis Joseph Saint-Amans
, and in 1821 entered the Paris Conservatoire.
Rousseau began teaching at the Conservatoire in 1930, but moved to Cambrai
after she married. She had two children and returned to Paris
in 1834 where she continued teaching and composing. She suffered from poor health and died in Paris at the age of 28.
Her Methode d'orgue expressif was published after her death.
French people
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pianist, organist and composer, who sometimes used the pseudonym M. Leon Saint-Amons. She was born in Charenton
Charenton
-France:* Charenton-le-Pont, in the Val-de-Marne département, a commune which has a common border with Paris* Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne, a neighboring commune that was called Charenton-Saint-Maurice until 1842** Charenton...
, France
France
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, daughter of Charles-Louis Rousseau and grand niece of philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer of 18th-century Romanticism. His political philosophy influenced the French Revolution as well as the overall development of modern political, sociological and educational thought.His novel Émile: or, On Education is a treatise...
. She studied piano with her father and with Louis Joseph Saint-Amans
Louis Joseph Saint-Amans
Louis Joseph Saint-Amans was a French composer. Initially studying to be a lawyer, Saint-Amans abandoned his studies to travel around southern France with an Italian theater troupe performing opere buffe. He then spent three years in Italy as a tutor to the children of a Swiss baron...
, and in 1821 entered the Paris Conservatoire.
Rousseau began teaching at the Conservatoire in 1930, but moved to Cambrai
Cambrai
Cambrai is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.Cambrai is the seat of an archdiocese whose jurisdiction was immense during the Middle Ages. The territory of the Bishopric of Cambrai, roughly coinciding with the shire of Brabant, included...
after she married. She had two children and returned to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
in 1834 where she continued teaching and composing. She suffered from poor health and died in Paris at the age of 28.
Works
De Le Hye composed works including an opera, cantatas, masses, piano works, duos and string quartets. Selected compositions include:- Le songe de la religieuse
- Six melodies Italiannes
Her Methode d'orgue expressif was published after her death.