Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges
Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges was a French cellist, conductor and composer. He is sometimes incorrectly referred to as "Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges Jarnowick".
The grandson of theatre manager Barthélemy Hus-Desforges, he came from a long line of entertainers, the Hus family, and his grandmother was a Courtenay.
After he finished his studies at the Conservatoire de Paris with Benoit Tranquille Berbiguier, he began as a cellist in various orchestras. In the early nineteenth century, he was conductor at St. Petersburg, returned to Paris, then taught in Metz from 1819 to 1822.Works
- Concerto pour violoncelle
- Messe à trois voix et à grand orchestre
- Several Quintetto pour deux violons, alto, violoncelle et basse
- Several Sonatines brillantes et faciles pour violoncelle
- Sinfonie concertante pour violon et violoncelle obligés
- L'Autel de sa patrie, melody by Citoyen Desforges
- Méthode de violoncelle à l'usage des commençants
- 3 duos opus 31 for violin and cello
