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Johann Peter Cavallo (23 December 1819 – 19 April 1892)[1] was a German organist, pianist and composer of Italian origin and active in France.[2]

Johann Peter Cavallo
Born	23 December 1819 Munich, Germany
Origin	Paris, France
Died	19 April 1892 (aged 72)
Genres	Classical, chamber
Instrument(s)	Organ, piano

Life

Born in Munich, Cavallo settled in Paris around 1842,[3] where he was organist in the churches of St. Vincent de Paul,[3] St. Germain-des-Prés[2] and St. Nicolas des Champs between 1851 and 1863. He became famous as a pianist in the 1850s. He published, among others, Veillées des salons,[4] a monthly sheet music magazine of short piano pieces of his own compositions in association with choirmaster Frédéric Viret.[5]

Selected works

• Valse rustique, Op. 24
• Le Crépuscule, Op. 33
• Un Dernier jour d'hiver, Op. 46
• Mazurka, Op. 47
• La Tristesse, Op. 48
• Fandango, Op. 49
• Le Vertige, Op. 50
• Pensée fugitive, Op. 56
• Galop des Sylphes, Op. 57
• Près la fontaine du loup, Op. 61

References

Attribution

• This article is based on the translation of the corresponding article of the French Wikipedia. A list of contributors can be found there at the History section.

External links

• Free scores by Johann Peter Cavallo at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)

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