{{Short description|French musician and composer}} {{One source | date = January 2020 }} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}} '''Antoine Gilis''' (6 April 1847 – 8 March 1914) was a Belgian musician and composer who composed mainly for the piano and violin. He believed that "above all, the student who starts out learning the piano, should have fun.".<ref name=metodedepiano>{{cite book |editor=Antoine Gilis |title= Méthode de Piano |publisher= Schott frères}}</ref> To accomplish this, his study pieces are very melodic and increase slowly in difficulty throughout the books as to "stimulate interest".<ref name="metodedepiano"/> Throughout his books, study pieces are accompanied by easy explanations of music theory.
Several books were published by A. Hammond & Co and Schott & Co around 1910, such as his famous "Méthode de Piano".
== List of famous pieces == * La Jeune Fanfare. Marche facile pour Piano * Fantaisie Joyeuse. Op. 456. (Violin and Piano) * Chant d'Adieu. Op. 459. (Violin and Piano) * Doux Souvenir. Morceau sentimental pour Piano * Fantaisie Pastorale. Op. 458. (Violin and Piano) * Fantaisie Mignonne. Op. 457. (Violin and Piano) * Fantaisie pour Piano sur le Voyage en Chine [by F. E. J. Bazin] * L'Écho du Soir, morceau de salon pour Piano * Le Jeune Violoniste. 6 Morceaux tre
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== External links == * [https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=ntt_athr_dp_sr_1?_encoding=UTF8&sort=relevancerank&search-alias=books&field-author=Antoine%20Gilis Amazon's list of pieces by Antoine Gilis]
==External links== * {{IMSLP|id=Gilis, Antoine}}
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