- Jean-Delphin Alard
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Jean-Delphin Alard 
Background information Born May 8, 1815
Bayonne, FranceDied February 22, 1888 (age 72)
Paris, FranceGenres Classical Occupations Pedagogue, violinist Instruments Violin Notable instruments Violin
Antonio & Girolamo Amati 1603
Nicolò Amati 1645
Alard Amati 1649
Alard-Baron Knoop Stradivarius 1715
Messiah Stradivarius 1716
Alard Guarneri del Gesù 1742
Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume copy of the Alard Strad 1860Jean-Delphin Alard (May 8, 1815 – February 22, 1888) was a French violinist.
Alard was born in Bayonne, the son of an amateur violinist. From 1827 he was a pupil of F. A. Habeneck at the Paris Conservatoire, where he succeeded Pierre Baillot as professor in 1843, retaining the post till 1875. He was also a pupil of François-Joseph Fétis. His playing was full of fire and point, and his compositions had a great success in France, while his violin school had a wider vogue and considerably greater value. He was a representative of the modern French school of violin playing, composed nocturnes, duets, études, etc., for the violin, and was the author of an Ecole du violon, which was adopted by the Conservatoire. Pablo de Sarasate was amongst his students. Mention should also be made of his edition in 40 parts of a selection of violin compositions by the most eminent masters of the 18th century, Les Maitres classiques du violon (Schott). Alard died in Paris. Jean-Delphin Alard was the son-in-law of Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume.
External links
- Free scores by Jean-Delphin Alard at the International Music Score Library Project
- Alard's Ten studies for violin with accompaniment of a second violin Op.10 Score from Sibley Music Library Digital Scores Collection
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). "Jean-Delphin Alard". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Jean_Delphin_Alard.- This article incorporates text from an edition of the New International Encyclopedia that is in the public domain.
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