Félix Le Couppey
Félix Le Couppey (14 April 1811 - 4 July 1887) was a French music teacher, pianist and composer of a series of elementary études for piano students.
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Life
Couppey was born in Paris. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire with Victor Dourlen. Already at seventeen he became assistant professor of harmony, receiving the first prize in pianoforte and harmony in 1825, and in pianoforte accompaniment in 1828.
In 1837 he became professor of solfège, succeeding Henri Herz, and Professor Dourlen in harmony and accompaniment in 1843. From 1854 to 1886, he taught piano and wrote a larger number of textbooks for the instrument such as École du méchanisme du piano, 24 études primaries, and Cours de piano élémentaire et progressif.[1] Among his pupils were the singer Édouard Batiste, the composer Émile Jonas, and the pianists Mathilde Bernard-Laviolette and Cécile Chaminade and Henri Verley. See: List of music students by teacher: C to F#Félix Le Couppey. He died in Paris on 4 July 1887.[2]
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- This article is based on the translation of the corresponding article of the German Wikipedia. A list of contributors can be found there in the History section.
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