Deldevez, Ernest

DELDEVEZ, Ernest, born in Paris May 31, 1817, studied at the Conservatoire, where he was a pupil of Habeneck, and obtained the first violin prize in 1833, the second prize for fugue in 1837, and the second ‘prix de Rome’ in 1838 for his cantata ‘La Vendetta,’ which he subsequently revised and printed (op. 16). That he is not only a talented violinist and leader, but also a sound and melodious composer, is shown in his published works...