Pierre François Olivier Aubert (1763 – c.1830) was a French cellist, guitarist and composer. He mostly abbreviated his name as "P. F. Olivier Aubert".
Olivier Aubert | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Pierre François Olivier Aubert |
| Born | 1763 Amiens, France |
| Died | 1830 (aged 66–67) |
| Occupation(s) | Cellist, guitarist, composer |
| Instrument(s) | cello, classical guitar |
Biography
editAubert was born in Amiens. After having received initial musical training in his home town, he studied the cello autodidactically. In 1787 he is first mentioned as a cello teacher in Paris. He played in various musical theatres and opera houses and was a member of the orchestra of the Opéra-Comique for 25 years.[1] After having heard Ferdinando Carulli perform in Paris in 1808, he also turned to the guitar;[2] it is not known whether he had any formal tuition on this instrument.
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. Besides solo music for his two instruments, he wrote also chamber music including string quartets. In a pamphlet entitled Histoire abrégée de la musique ancienne et moderne he expressed his opinion about several writings on ancient and modern music.[2]
Aubert frequently published his compositions himself. He died in Paris aged around 67.
Works
editChamber music
- 3 String Quartets, Op. 1 (Zurich, 1796)
- 3 String Quartets, Op. 2 (Zurich, 1796)
- 3 String Quartets, Op. 4 (Paris)
- Duos No. 1 and No. 2, for guitar and piano (Paris, c.1820s)
- Deux duos, for violin and guitar (Paris, c.1820s)
Cello music, solos and duos
- Trois duos pour deux violons ou deux violoncelles, Op. 3 (Paris: Aubert, 1802); online at Gallica
- 3 duos for 2 cellos, Op. 5
- Trois duo, Op. 6 (Paris: Imbault, c.1800); online at Gallica
- Trois duo concertans, Op. 7 (Paris: Imbault, c.1800); online at Gallica
- Études pour le violoncelle, suivies de trois duos et de trois sonates, Op. 8 (Paris, also Offenbach, 1800)
- Methode, ou Nouvelles études pour le violoncelle, Op. 9 (Paris, 1802; also Paris: Janet et Cotelle, c.1830)
- Trois duos faciles suite à la Méthode, Op. 11
- Trois duos dialogués et concertants, Op. 12
- Les Marchandes de plaisir d'artichauds, de pommes de terres et de gateaux de Nanterre: Quatre duos [...] sur différents cris de Paris, Op. 13
- Sonatines, Op. 14 (published in Paris); Op. 19 (Paris); Op. 32 (Lyon); Op. 36 (Paris)
- Trois duetti, Op. 30
- Rondo for solo cello
Guitar music, solos and duos
- Potpourri facile (Paris)
- Premier potpourri (Paris)
- 2ème potpourri (Paris)
- 4ème potpourri (Lyon)
- 5ème potpourri (Paris)
- Trois petits duos, Op. 15 (Paris)
- Trois Duetti, Op. 34 (Paris, 1825)
- Méthode de guitare à 5 et 6 cordes (Paris)
Songs
- Le Chien de l'aveugle (text: Auguste Creuzé de Lesser), for voice and guitar (Paris, after 1800)
- Ce qui captive les hommes, "petit air" (anonymous text), for voice and guitar (Paris: Aubert, c.1825); online at Gallica
Arrangements of music by other composers
- Quatuor [= Ignaz Pleyel's string quartet, Op. 2], arrangé en duo pour guitare et violon (Paris, c.1784)
Book
- 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).
References
editFurther reading
edit- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Grove, George, ed. (1900). . A Dictionary of Music and Musicians. London: Macmillan and Company.