Auguste Chapuis

Auguste Chapuis (25 April 1858 – 6 December 1933) was a 19th/20th century French composer, organist, and professor. He was a student with César Franck. The in the 20th arrondissement of Paris was named after him when he died in 1933.

He was awarded the Prix Rossini in 1886 for Les Jardins d'Armide on a libretto by the playwright Émile Moreau.

In 1894, he succeeded Adolphe Danhauser as head of the municipal of Paris.

Works (selection)

 * Ronde, score for 2 female voices or children song. Durand & Cie
 * Tambourin, score for 2 female voices or children song. Durand & Cie
 * Le Chêne abattu, choir for three equal voices. Score for chant. Durand & Cie
 * Les Demoiselles de St. Cyr, musical comedy in four acts based on the play by Alexandre Dumas. Score chant and piano.
 * Poèmes d'amour, lyrics by de R. Darzens 1895
 * Enguerrande, lyrical drama in 4 acts and 5 tableaux, libretto by Victor Wilder after the poem by Émile Bergerat, created at the Opéra-Comique on 9 may 1892. Choudens 1892
 * Fantaisie concertante for double bass and piano. Durand 1907
 * Three pieces for piano: L'Aurore sur le lac ; Dans la montagne ; Rondes enfantines. Durand 1931