Olivier Aubert

Pierre François Olivier Aubert (1763 – c.1830) was a French cellist and composer, born in Amiens. For twenty-five years he was a member of the orchestra of the Opéra-Comique in Paris.

Olivier Aubert
Birth namePierre François Olivier Aubert
Born1763
Amiens, France
Died1830 (aged 6667)
Occupation(s)Cellist, composer
InstrumentsCello

His chief merit is having published two good instruction books for the cello at a time when works of that kind were rare and much needed. He wrote also string quartets, sonatas and duets for cello, and a pamphlet entitled Histoire abrégée de la musique ancienne et moderne.

Works

  • 3 String Quartets, Op.1 (Zurich, 1796).
  • 3 String Quartets, Op.2.
  • 3 Duos for 2 Cellos, Op.3.
  • 3 Duos for 2 Cellos, Op.5.
  • 3 Duos for 2 Cellos, Op.6.
  • 3 Duos for 2 Cellos, Op.7.
  • Études pour le violoncelle, suivies de 3 Duos et de 3 Sonates, Op.8.
  • Methode ou nouvelles etudes pour le violoncelle, Op.9 (Paris, 1802)
  • 8 books of Cello Sonatas.
  • Rondo for solo cello
  • Histoire abrégée de la musique ancienne et moderne, ou Réflexions sur ce qu’il y a de plus probable dans les écrits qui ont traité ce sujet, (Paris, 1827).

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    References

    • This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Grove, George, ed. (1900). "Aubert, Pierre" . A Dictionary of Music and Musicians. London: Macmillan and Company.
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