Felix Augustin Joseph Leon Vasseur (1844-1917)

Felix Augustin Joseph Leon Vasseur (1844-1917)
born at Bapaume, Pas-de-Calais
first instruction by father
went to Paris, attended Niedermeyer institute for church music and won first prizes for piano and organ.
studied under Dietsch
1862 (age 18) left school, went to Versailles, organist at Saint-Symphorien.
1870 organist at Versailles Cathedral
1879 managed Nouveau Lyrique
published method for organ and harmonium
transcriptions for organ and piano
sacred works collection (L'office devin)
1877 Hymn to St Cecilia
for Bouffes Parisiens wrote many operettas
--La Timbale d'Argent
--Le Mariage au Tambour
--Madame Cartouche
--Ninon
--Mam'zelle Cremon
--La Famille Venus
incidental music: Chievot (by __), Le Pays d'Or (by Venlo)



Organist of Versailles Cathedral, 1870. Conducted the Folies-Bergère ... 1882. Composed church music ... &c. Author of a method for organ and harmonium. b ... d ... (26 of 32 words)

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