Catel, Charles-Simon
(1773–1830)
CHARLES-SIMON CATELCATEL, CHARLES-SIMONCHARLES-SIMON CATEL [* 1773-† 1830] When Paris's Conservatoire de musique first opened in 1795, each professor of harmony taught in accordance with his own specific predilection. Within a few years, however, a committee was formed to shape a more specific set of instructional materials. Charles-Simon Catel's Traité d'harmonie (1802) was selected as the most appropriate book to put into the hands of those beginning a serious study of harmony, and its…