Jules Demersseman

Jules Auguste Demersseman (9 January 1833 – 1 December 1866) was a French flautist and composer.

Demersseman was born in Hondschoote, Département Nord, France, near the Belgian border.

However, he was not considered for a professorship, since he, influenced by his teacher, did not favor the modern type of transverse flute designed by Theobald Böhm which had been introduced into France in the meantime.

This piece, also known as the "Italian Concerto", uses a Neapolitan folk melody in the middle movement and closes with a saltarello.

In addition to his works for flute, Demersseman was one of the first French composers to write music for the newly developed saxophone.