Guillaume Louis Cottrau
French composer and music publisher (1797–1847)
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Guillaume Louis Cottrau (10 August 1797 – 31 October 1847) was a French-Italian composer and music publisher.[1]
Born10 August 1797
Paris, French First Republic
Died31 October 1847 (aged 50)
Occupations
- Musician
- music publisher
ChildrenTeodoro Cottrau
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| Born | 10 August 1797 Paris, French First Republic |
| Died | 31 October 1847 (aged 50) |
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| Children | Teodoro Cottrau |
Having moved to Naples with his father who served Joachim Murat, the King of Naples, Cottrau undertook the publication of Passatempi musicali, a collection of Neapolitan songs, some of his compositions. Thanks to this, the genre crossed the borders of the kingdom and reached great diffusion and popularity abroad.
One of his themes was taken up by Franz Liszt for his "Tarentelle napolitaine" included in Années de pèlerinage. His son Teodoro Cottrau was also a composer.[2]
