# Jacques Blumenthal

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'''Jacques Blumenthal''' (4 October 1829 – 17 May 1908) was a German pianist and composer. Born "Jakob" in [Hamburg](/source/Hamburg), he began his musical studies at an early age, receiving instruction from [Friedrich Wilhelm Grund](/source/Friedrich_Wilhelm_Grund), [Carl Maria von Bocklet](/source/Carl_Maria_von_Bocklet), and [Simon Sechter](/source/Simon_Sechter). In 1846 he entered the [Conservatoire de Paris](/source/Conservatoire_de_Paris), where he studied the piano under the tutelage of [Henri Herz](/source/Henri_Herz) and [Fromental Halévy](/source/Fromental_Hal%C3%A9vy).<ref name="Corder">Frederick Corder, rev. by David J. Golby: "Blumenthal, Jacques (Jacob), in ''The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison, eds. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004), vol. 6, p. 331.</ref>

In 1848 Blumenthal settled in [London](/source/London), where he became the pianist to [Queen Victoria](/source/Victoria_of_the_United_Kingdom). The position contributed to his demand as a teacher in London society, and he prospered greatly. His students included composer [Jane Roeckel](/source/Jane_Roeckel).<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xf0sAAAAYAAJ&dq=jane+roeckel&pg=PA414 |title=Strand Musical Magazine |date=1895 |language=en}}</ref>

Blumenthal also composed a number of works; his short piano pieces and songs achieved considerable popularity, though his efforts at larger pieces did not meet with similar success. He died at his home in [Cheyne Walk](/source/Cheyne_Walk), Chelsea in May 1908; his widow, Léonie Souvoroff Blumenthal, ''née'' Gore, assigned the copyrights of his music to the [Royal Society of Musicians](/source/Royal_Society_of_Musicians).<ref name="Corder" />

==Selected compositions==
'''Piano music'''
* ''La Source''. Caprice, Op. 1 (Paris: Brandus & Cie., 1849)
* ''Trois Mazurkas'', Op. 20 (Paris: Brandus & Cie., 1851)
* ''Fleurs emblématiques'', Op. 21
* ''Le Gondolier du Lido''. Barcarolle, Op. 40 (London: Cramer, Beale & Chappel)
* ''Chant du cigne''. Mélodie plaintive, Op. 51 (London: Chappell)
* ''L'Étoile du soir''. 3e Valse, Op. 52 (Paris: G. Brandus et S. Dufour, 1859)
* ''La Petite Russie''. Mélodie des Bohémiens Russes, Op. 61 (London, 1862)
* ''La Stella de L'Aranella''. Chanson napolitaine, Op. 70 (London: Augener & Co.)

'''Songs'''
* ''The Message'' (A. Procter) (London, 1864)
* ''The Requital'' (A. Procter) (London, 1864)
* ''The Days are Past'' ([Barry Cornwall](/source/Barry_Cornwall)) (London: Ashdown & Parry, c.1877)
* ''We Two'' (Rea) (London, 1879)
* ''My Queen'' (Stella) (1867)
* ''Looking Beyond'' (Henry Ffrench) (London: J. & J. Hopkinson, c.1887)

==References==
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