Pierre-Auguste Sarrus
Pierre-Auguste Sarrus (March 14 or 15, 1813 – May 3, 1876) was a French musician and inventor.
Pierre-Auguste Sarrus
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- Name
- Pierre-Auguste Sarrus
- Born
- March 14 or 15, 1813
- Birthplace
- Saint-Affrique, France
- Died
- 3 May 1876
- Place of death
- Paris, France
- Occupation
- Musician, Inventor
- Spouse
- Mélanie Bellemère
- Nationality
- France
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour · Médaille militaire · Crimea Medal · 5th class and Order of the Medjidie
- Languages
- French
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Pierre-Auguste Sarrus (March 14 or 15, 1813 – May 3, 1876) was a French musician and inventor.
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• Name — Pierre-Auguste Sarrus • Born — March 14 or 15, 1813 • Birthplace — Saint-Affrique, France • Died — 3 May 1876 • Place of death — Paris, France • Occupation — Musician, Inventor • Spouse — Mélanie Bellemère
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• He joined the army at the age of 23. • November 27, 1843: Sarrus is affected to the 74th Régiment d'Infanterie as corporal-chief of the music, it is the start of his military musician career. • August 18, 1846: wedding with Mélanie Bellemère. • 1852: Sarrus receives the Médaille militaire. • 1854: Member of the Expédition d'Orient (Crimean War), he receives the Médaille de Crimée. • April 2, 1855: he is affected to the 13th Régiment d'Infanterie. • July 10, 1855: he is promoted officer. • 1860-61: member of the Campaign of Syria. • 1863: he receives the 5th class Turkish Médjidié's order and the Victoria Cross. • December 26, 1864: he is made knight of the Légion d'honneur. • July 10, 1867: Sarrus gets retired, he was then chief of music (ranking as a lieutenant) of the 13th Régiment d'Infanterie de Ligne. Nevertheless, Pierre-Auguste Sarrus is not famous for his military career, but for having invented a music instrument to replace the oboe and bassoon in military music in 1856. Pierre-Louis Gautrot built this instrument and patented it under the name sarrusophone.
Sarrusophones at the Music Museum, Barcelona. Soprano in B♭ (left) and baritone in E♭ (right).
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French; Soprano Sarrusophone in B-flat; Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-double reed
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1813
Pierre-Auguste Sarrus born at Saint-Affrique.
1876
Pierre-Auguste Sarrus died at Paris.
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- 1.Pierre-Auguste Sarrus, horoscope for birth date 14 March 1813, born in St.Affrique, with Astrodatabank biography - Astro-Databank. www.astro.com. 29 May 2021.
- 2.Pierre-Auguste Sarrus, horoscope for birth date 14 March 1813, born in St.Affrique, with Astrodatabank biography - Astro-Databank. www.astro.com. 29 May 2021.
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Pierre-Auguste Sarrus received Knight of the Legion of Honour, Médaille militaire, Crimea Medal and 5th class, Order of the Medjidie. Recorded as having received Knight of the Legion of Honour, Médaille militaire and Crimea Medal. Connected to 3 other published records in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.
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