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Auguste Bottée de Toulmon (15 May 1797 – 22 March 1850) was a 19th-century French composer and musicologist.
Auguste Bottée de Toulmon | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 May 1797 Paris |
| Died | 22 March 1850 (aged 52) Paris |
| Occupation(s) | Composer Musicologist |
A polytechnician (1817), he had to leave the École polytechnique for health reason and became a lawyer (1823) then decided to devote himself to music. A student of Cherubini and Reicha, he became librarian at the Conservatoire de Paris (1831–1846).[1]
He was the son of inventor Auguste Bottée de Toulmon (1764–1816).
Compositions
He is the author of several masses, one oratorio and one opéra comique.
Musicology
He wrote numerous texts on musical archaeology.[2]
- 1836: De la chanson française au Moyen Age
- 1838: Des puys de palinods au Moyen Age
- 1844: Dissertation sur les instruments de musique employés au moyen âge.[3]
- 1857: Instructions sur la musique
- Notice sur la vie et les travaux de M. Auguste Bottée de Toulmon: Read online
- Tilman Seebass, De l'image à l'objet : la méthode critique en iconographie, 1988, p. 36
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