Daniel Jelensperger

• Name — Daniel Jelensperger • Born — 1 April 1799 • Birthplace — Mulhouse, Grand Est, France • Died — 30 May 1831 • Place of death — Paris, France • Education — Conservatoire de Paris • Occupation — Musicologist • Years Active — 1820s–1831

Born in Mulhouse, Jelensperger studied with Anton Reicha at the Conservatoire de Paris where he later taught counterpoint and musical composition. In 1830, he published his harmony treaty L'harmonie au commencement du dix-neuvième siècle et méthode pour l'etudier in Paris, which was published in 1833 by Breitkopf & Härtel in Leipzig under the title Die Harmonie im Anfang des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts. His views were far more influenced by the German musical tradition as represented by Abbé Vogler and Weber than by contemporary French music. Jelensperger died in Paris.