Léopold Aimon
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Pamphile Léopold François Aimon (4 October 1779, L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
– 2 February 1866, Paris) was a French composer. His compositional output includes 10 operas, some symphonies
(only one of which survives), 2 bassoon
concertos, a cello concerto, two cantata
s, several sacred vocal works, more than 30 string quartet
s, and other chamber music
.
L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue is a town and commune on the Sorgue river southeastern France. Politically, the commune is in the arrondissement of Avignon within the département of Vaucluse and the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.The small town is famous for its many antique shops and hosts antique...
– 2 February 1866, Paris) was a French composer. His compositional output includes 10 operas, some symphonies
Symphony
A symphony is an extended musical composition in Western classical music, scored almost always for orchestra. A symphony usually contains at least one movement or episode composed according to the sonata principle...
(only one of which survives), 2 bassoon
Bassoon
The bassoon is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family that typically plays music written in the bass and tenor registers, and occasionally higher. Appearing in its modern form in the 19th century, the bassoon figures prominently in orchestral, concert band and chamber music literature...
concertos, a cello concerto, two cantata
Cantata
A cantata is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir....
s, several sacred vocal works, more than 30 string quartet
String quartet
A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string players – usually two violin players, a violist and a cellist – or a piece written to be performed by such a group...
s, and other chamber music
Chamber music
Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers with one performer to a part...
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