Born in Lyon, France on 30 May 1795, Jean Bellon concluded his musical schooling at the Conservatoire de Paris, probably as the student of Rodolphe Kreutzer (1766-1831) in violin (Premier Prix in...
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Instrumentation:
2 cornets (or trumpets) in Bb, horn in F, trombone and tuba
Published: 2001
Publisher: Editions Bim
A sensational discovery
To the best of present-day knowledge, the 12 brass quintets composed by Jean Bellon ca. 1848-50, are the oldest and most significant in the history of chamber music for brasses.