A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Rosellen, Henri

by George Grove

ROSELLEN, Henri, son of a PF. maker, born in Paris, Oct. 13, 1811; took 2nd PF. prize at the Conservatoire 1827, and 1st harmony do. 1828. Was a pupil and imitator of Herz. He published nearly 200 works for PF. including a 'Méthode de Piano' (Heugel), a collection of progressive exercises entitled 'Manuel des Pianistes' (ibid.), and many separate pieces of drawing-room character, one of which, a Rêverie (op. 31, no. 1), enjoyed an extraordinary popularity for many years over the whole of Europe. He died March 20, 1876.

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