Napoléon Henri Reber [SEP] place of birth
Napoléon Henri Reber
Napoléon Henri Reber (21 October 1807, Mulhouse, Alsace – 24 November 1880, Paris) was a French composer.
Life and career.
Reber studied with Anton Reicha and Jean François Lesueur, wrote chamber music, and set to music the new poems of the best French poets. He became professor of harmony at the Conservatoire de Paris in 1851, succeeded Fromental Halévy as professor of composition in 1862 and served as inspector of the branch conservatories. In 1853 he was elected to the chair previously
then by the latter's son, Robert Legouix. In 1960, the store, under the banner "Libraire Musicale R. Legouix" still remained at the same address (Place de la Madeleine).
In 1847, Isidore Legouix joined the Conservatoire de Paris where he studied harmony with Napoléon Henri Reber and musical composition with Ambroise Thomas. He obtained a first prize in music theory in 1850, a first prize harmony in 1855 and the following year a second runner in counterpoint and fugue. He received the Prix de Rome with