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Name
Napoleon Coste
Role
Guitarist
Died
February 17, 1883, Paris, France
Books
The Complete Works for, Napoleon Coste: The Collected, Napoleon Coste 25 Etudes d
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Biography
Napoléon Coste was born in Amondans (Doubs), near Besançon, France. He was first taught the guitar by his mother, an accomplished player. As a teenager he became a teacher of the instrument and appeared in many ( just three) concerts in the Franche-Comté. In 1829, at the age of 24, he moved to Paris where he studied under Fernando Sor and quickly established himself as the leading French virtuoso guitarist. However, the demand for guitarists was in decline and, though his brilliance provided financial stability, he failed to find a publisher for his music. As such, he had to fund his publications himself.
Coste broke his arm in 1863 as a result of an accident, which brought his performing career to a premature end. He hired an assistant and continued to teach guitar and composition. After Sor's death, Coste edited and republished Sor's original method for guitar as Méthode complète pour la Guitare par Ferdinand Sor, rédigée et augmentée [refingered and expanded] de nombreux exemples et leçons par N. Coste.
Coste was a member of the masonic lodge Les Frères Unis Inséparables.
He had a special fondness for playing on a seven-string guitar. He is known as one of the first composers to transcribe guitar music of the 17th century into modern musical notation. He died at age 77, leaving a significant catalogue of original compositions.
Works published with opus numbers
Op. 2: Variations et Finale...sur un motif favori de la Famille Suisse de Weigl ("Variations and Finale ... on a favorite theme of the Swiss Family Weigl")
Op. 3: 2 Quadrilles de contredanses ("2 Contredance Quadrilles")
Op. 4: Fantasie ... composée sur un motif du 'Balle d'Armide' ("Fantasy ... Composed on a Theme from Armida's Ball")
Op. 5: Souvenirs de Flandres ("Memories of Flanders")
Op. 6: Fantaisie de concert ("Fantasy Concert")
Op. 7: 16 Valses favorites de Johann Strauss ("16 Waltz Favorites by Johann Strauss")
Op. 9: Divertissement sur 'Lucia di Lammermoor' ("Divertissement on [the opera] Lucia di Lammermoor")
Op. 10: Scherzo et pastorale (for two guitars)
Op. 11: Grand caprice
Op. 12: Rondeau de concert
Op. 13: Caprice sur … La Cachucha PDF
Op. 14: Deuxième Polonaise ("Second Polonaise")
Op. 15: Le Tournoi fantaisie chevaleresque ("The Fantasy Chivalry Tournament")
Op. 16: Fantaisie sur deux motifs de la 'Norma' ("Fantasy on Themes from [the opera] Norma")
Op. 17: La Vallée d'Ornans ("The Ornans Valley")
Op. 18: Les Bords du Rhin ("The Banks of the Rhine")
Op. 19: Delfzil
Op. 19b: La Romanesca
Op. 20: Le Zuyderzée ("The Zuyderzee")
Op. 21: Les Cloches ("The Bells")
Op. 22: Meulan
Op. 23: Les Soirées d'Auteuil ("Evenings in Auteuil")
Op. 24: Grand solo
Op. 25: Romance pour hautbois et piano
Op. 27: Le Passage des Alpes ("The Trail in the Alps")
