Aimon, Pamphile-Léopold-François
(1779–1866)> COMPOSER
Aimon, Pamphile-Léopold-François (4 October 1779, Vaucluse; 2 February 1866, Paris), composer, received his first music lessons from his father and went on to head the orchestra at the Marseilles Theatre in 1796. He applied himself to the study of the major scores of German and Italian composers during his sojourn in this southern city and then left for Paris in 1817 to seek his fortune as a composer. Aimon’s first task was to set Jean Bouilly’s Les Jeux floraux for performance at the Opéra on…