Martin Beaulieu was a famous French composer and writer on musical subjects. He founded quartet meetings and a Philharmonic Society in 1829, which became the Association Musicale de 1'Ouest. This Society became one of the most successful musical organizations in France. Besides his critical writings on musical subjects, Beaulieu composed a large number of works, some of the most important of which are the operas.
Background
Martin Beaulieu was born on the 11th of April, 1791 in Paris, France. His real name was Martin, his father being an army officer of Niort. Beaulieu was born in Paris and studied at the Conservatory there under Kreutzer, Mehul and others. In 1810 he won the Grand Prize, but he did not take the five years of travel which it gave him but settled instead at Niort.
Education
He studied at the Conservatory under Kreutzer.
Career
In 1810 he won the Grand Prize, but he did not take the five years of travel which it gave him but settled instead at Niort. In this place he founded quartet meetings and a Philharmonic Society in 1829, which became the Association Musicale de 1'Ouest. This Society became one of the most successful musical organizations in France and through the energy and ability of its founder did much for musical culture in that country. Festivals were held each year, in different French cities, where the best musical compositions were performed. Beaulieu also founded, in 1866, a vocal society in Paris, called La Societe de Chant Classique.