Jadin, Louis Emmanuel
Jadin, Louis Emmanuel
Jadin, Louis Emmanuel, French pianist, composer, and pedagogue, brother of Hyacinthe Jadin; b. Versailles, Sept. 21, 1768; d. Montfort-l’ Amraury, Yve-lines, April 11, 1853. He studied music and violin with his father, then was a page in the household of Louis XVI. After the Revolution, he became 2nd keyboard player at the Théâtre de Monsieur (later the Théâtre Feydeau) in 1789, and then chief accompanist in 1791. He joined the music corps of the National Guard about 1792, and was busily engaged in writing festive works for special occasions during the revolutionary period. During the Napoleonic wars, he continued to write patriotic pieces. His orch. overture La Bataille d’ Austerlitz (1806) enjoyed great popularity for a time. He also composed numerous opéras comiques. He taught solfège (1796–98), singing (1802–04), and piano (1804–16) at the newly established Paris Cons., and was gouverneur des pages of the royal chapel (1814–30). He was made a Chevalier of the Légion d’ honneur (1824). He also wrote pieces for piano.
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