Antoine Vialon

Antoine Vialon (1814 – 4 March 1866) was a French draftsman and engraver who became music editor and composer of vocal music later in his life. After playing music of other composers, he began writing and playing his own music with fatherly care. A meticulous artist with a large number of vocal works for one, two, three or four voices with or without accompaniment, he left behind him a collection of musical pieces in numbered and standard notation, some of which won several medals in orpheonic competitions in many departments. He was one of the first propagators of the Galin-Paris-Chevé system, that he later abandoned in favor of a more practical point of view. He was a steadfast and tireless artist who devoted his whole life to his art.