Félix Godefroid was born at Namur, where his father failed in a theatre venture and moved the family to Boulogne-sur-Mer, where he opened a music school. In 1832 Félix entered the Conservatoire de Paris to study harp with François Joseph Naderman and Théodore Labarre. Impressed with the pedal harp perfected by Sébastien Érard, Godefroid elected to pursue a concert career. From 1839, he began a brilliant solo tour through Europe and the Levant. In 1847, Félix Godefroid settled in Paris and finally made his debut there. Called the "Paganini of the harp" he became a great virtuoso, giving concerts throughout Europe.
Besides his pieces for harp and for piano, on which he was also a virtuoso performer, Godefroid composed masses and two operas, La Harpe d'or and La Fille de Saül. His didactic work Mes exercices pour la harpe was employed by several generations of harpists.
The Belgian painter Félicien Rops painted his portrait in August 1856.
His older brother Jules-Joseph Godefroid (1811-1840) was also a harpist and composer.
Godefroid died in Villers-sur-Mer. The Concours Godefroid, established to mark the centennial of his death, is held every three years at his native city of Namur and nearby Belgian cities.
Publicationsedit
Mes exercices pour la harpe (1891)
Étude de concert en mi bémol mineur pour harpe (reprint 1978)
félix, godefroid, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january, 2018, learn, when, remo. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Felix Godefroid news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Dieudonne Felix Godefroid 24 July 1818 12 July 1897 was a Belgian harpist who composed for his instrument and for the piano Felix Godefroid by Marie Alexandre AlopheFelix Godefroid was born at Namur where his father failed in a theatre venture and moved the family to Boulogne sur Mer where he opened a music school In 1832 Felix entered the Conservatoire de Paris to study harp with Francois Joseph Naderman and Theodore Labarre Impressed with the pedal harp perfected by Sebastien Erard Godefroid elected to pursue a concert career From 1839 he began a brilliant solo tour through Europe and the Levant In 1847 Felix Godefroid settled in Paris and finally made his debut there Called the Paganini of the harp he became a great virtuoso giving concerts throughout Europe Besides his pieces for harp and for piano on which he was also a virtuoso performer Godefroid composed masses and two operas La Harpe d or and La Fille de Saul His didactic work Mes exercices pour la harpe was employed by several generations of harpists The Belgian painter Felicien Rops painted his portrait in August 1856 His older brother Jules Joseph Godefroid 1811 1840 was also a harpist and composer Godefroid died in Villers sur Mer The Concours Godefroid established to mark the centennial of his death is held every three years at his native city of Namur and nearby Belgian cities Publications editMes exercices pour la harpe 1891 Etude de concert en mi bemol mineur pour harpe reprint 1978 External links editScores by Felix Godefroid on archive org from the International Harp Archives Free scores by Felix Godefroid at the International Music Score Library Project IMSLP nbsp This article about a Belgian composer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Felix Godefroid amp oldid 1089268288, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
