Alphonse Thys | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 March 1807 |
| Died | 1 August 1879 (aged 72) |
| Occupation | Composer |
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Alphonse Thys (8 March 1807 – 1 August 1879) was a 19th-century French composer.
He studied harmony at the Conservatoire de Paris with Émile Bienaimé and composition with Henri-Montan Berton.
In 1833, he won the first Prix de Rome with his cantata Le Contrebandier espagnol. He lived two years at the Villa Medicis in Rome, then settled in Paris as a composer. He wrote some popular songs such as La Belle limonadière or La Nuit au sérail.
He wrote operas for the Théâtre national de l'Opéra-Comique as well as mixed choirs. When he was a teacher of music, he used Pierre Galin's method (the Galin-Paris-Chevé system), and in 1873 wrote the foreword of the book Histoire anécdotique de la méthode Galin-Paris-Chevé. His most famous pupil was Edmond de Polignac.
He was Pauline Thys's father.
His abundant production includes:
