Frédéric Nicolas Duvernoy
Frédéric-Nicolas Duvernoy (16 October 1765, in Montbéliard – 19 July 1838, in Paris) was a French composer and hornist.
In 1788, Duvernoy went to Paris and became a hornist at Orchestre de la Comédie italienne.
On April 1, 1790 Duvernoy joined Orchestre de la Garde Nationale.
Later, in 1795, he became professor of horn at the Paris Conservatoire and served until October 1815.
He will be member of La Chapelle de l'empereur Napoléon Ier where, with his brother Charles-Frédéric (clarinet), he will very closed with brothers Rodolphe and Jean Nicolas Auguste Kreutzer (violin), Delcambre (bassoon) and Dalvimare (harp).
Portrait of French hornist Frédéric Nicolas Duvernoy (
Bibliothèque-Musée de l'Opéra National de Paris
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