Dauprat, Louis François, * 24. May 1781 in Paris, + 16. July 1868 in Paris. It received its first musical education (1790) in the Maîtrise de Notre-Dame de Paris, it, however, had to leave which at the revolution.
Since the foundation of the Parisian Conservatoire it was one of the first pupils in the horn class of know, which was established to 1795 and 1796 first got the 1st price of the Conservatoire for horn. It was then a member of different military music formations (enfants de troupe, garde nationale, late garde consulaire).
he went to the composition lesson at the Conservatoire at Catel and , however, resumed his studies on a new basis under the management of empire 1811 go sec.
it was 1st hornist 1806-1808 in the orchestra of the grand théâtre of Bordeaux, 1808-1811 in the orchestra of the Parisian opera; here it followed the famous hornists and Duvernoy know after. it was a member of the royal and quay 1816-1830. He belonged Kapellen, 1832-1842 to the music of the king Louis-Philippe.
he was (acting) professor and 1817-1820 duly employed professor 1802-1817 at the Conservatoire.
he held 1828-1838 for the positions as a soloist the Société des Concerts du Conservatoire de Paris.
Dauprats compositions have essentially only the contribution to have enlarged the didactic and virtuoso repertoire of its instrument. To Fétis, its contemporary, he had a very beautiful tone and phrased with an elegance as one finds them rare.
This report and the examination of his lessons work have it put in (to agreement with the tradition) under the greatest names of the Fr. hornists. It feigned and taught only on the natural horn (without valves) but it has the contribution to have been interested in the first attempts of keyed bugles.
The memory its name always remains connected to the quintets of empire to which it introduced the Parisian audience. The glory of his memory is still so important with the players that its diploma of the 1st price (started signed by go sec and the founder of the Conservatoire) and its horn are still kept piously and issued in the museum of the Parisian Conservatoire today< br/>
Dauprat composed opus 10 for his colleagues (“son Camarades”). This work is unique in his instrumentation for natural horns only. Maybe, the pupils of Dauprat played the sextet at the Conservatoire in Paris. The tone range comprises c high till b basso.
This new edition shall offer the possibility to play this work with natural horns and working with the score, which has not been available until now.
