Méthode pratique pour le violoncelle - Lée, Sebastian 1805-1887 (Paris Aulagnier, 1842)
Sebastian Lee (1805-1887) was a German cellist and pedagogue active in France and Germany. In 1832, he debuted in the Theatre Italien in Paris. From 1837 to 1843, he was a soloist at the Paris Opéra. He also taught the cello at the Paris Conservatory until 1868, when he returned to his birthplace, Hamburg.
In both his playing and teaching styles, he displayed a combination of the German and French schools. He is most notable for the composition of an anthology of 40 cello études faciles (40 Easy Etudes for Violoncello, Opus 70)
bound in with Stiastny's 'XII pièces faciles'
Keywords: Conservatoire de Paris (France); 19th Century (1801-1900); Method; Cello; Paris (France)