Félix Cazot, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French composer and pianist
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Place of Birth: Orléans, Centre-Val de Loire, France
About Félix Cazot
- Félix Cazot (6 April 1790 – 24 December 1857) was a French pianist, composer and music teacher. Born in Orléans, Cazot studied at the Conservatoire de Paris where he obtained a First prize in 1811.
- In 1812, he won the Prix de Rome for his cantata Madame de la Vallière. In 1814, Cazot married the singer Joséphine Armand, the niece and pupil of Anne-Aimeé Armand, with whom he went to Belgium when she was engaged at the Brussels Theatre in 1817.
- He taught the piano in Brussels from 1814 to 1821.
- Then he returned to Paris to continue teaching. He mainly composed pieces for the piano.
- He wrote a Méthode moderne et facile pour le piano-forte. Cazot died in Paris at age 67.
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