A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Chaulieu, Charles

CHAULIEU, Charles, born in Paris 1788 [App. p.584 "June 21"], died in London 1849, pianist; studied in the Conservatoire under Adam and Catel. In his earlier years he was a good teacher, but failed to keep pace with the progress of execution. In 1840 he settled in London. He arranged an immense quantity of opera airs for the pianoforte. and composed sonatas, caprices, rondeaux, and a collection of studies called 'L'Indispensable' for the same instrument. He contributed well-written articles to 'Le Pianiste' a musical journal (Paris 1834 and 1835).

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