Virginie Morel-du Verger
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Virginie Morel du Verger (Christiane) (b. 1779, d. 17 December 1870) was a French
pianist, music teacher and composer. Virginie Morel was born in Metz
, and studied with Louis Adam
at the Paris
Conservatoire in 1814 where she received first prize in piano. She later continued her studies with Ferdinand Hummel
and became pianist to the Duchess de Berry. She married the Lieutenant Colonel of Staff, Baron du Verger in 1829, and composed a Piano Sonata, eight etudes, three duets for violin and piano and similar chamber works. She died at her husband's property the Chateau du Verger.
French people
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pianist, music teacher and composer. Virginie Morel was born in Metz
Metz
Metz is a city in the northeast of France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers.Metz is the capital of the Lorraine region and prefecture of the Moselle department. Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany, and Luxembourg, Metz forms a central place...
, and studied with Louis Adam
Louis Adam
Louis Adam Johann Ludwig Adam, was a French composer, music teacher, and piano virtuoso....
at the Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
Conservatoire in 1814 where she received first prize in piano. She later continued her studies with Ferdinand Hummel
Ferdinand Hummel
Ferdinand Hummel German harp player, pianist, conductor and composer.Hummel started as a child prodigy, and his father, who was a flute player in the Royal Orchestra in Berlin, took care of his son's first musical training instructing him in both the piano and the harp from the age of four ...
and became pianist to the Duchess de Berry. She married the Lieutenant Colonel of Staff, Baron du Verger in 1829, and composed a Piano Sonata, eight etudes, three duets for violin and piano and similar chamber works. She died at her husband's property the Chateau du Verger.