Henri Caspers

Louis Henri Jean Caspers (2 October 1825, Paris – 1906, Paris) was a French pianist and composer.

A student at the Conservatoire de Paris, he composed the music for several shows performed among others on the stages of the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens and the Théâtre Lyrique. He abandoned composition in 1861 to take care of business and did not return before 1892.

Works

 * 1842: Hommage à la mémoire de S. A. R. M S.r Le Duc d'Orléans, melody, lyrics by Jules Barbier
 * 1848: Prière à la nuit, adagio cantabile for piano
 * 1851: Les Cloches du soir, melody, poems by Marceline Desbordes-Valmore
 * 1851: Dors-tu Marie ?, melody, lyrics by Charles Dubois de Gennes
 * 1851: Fantaisies, valses for piano
 * 1856: Le Chapeau du roi, one-act opéra comique, libretto by Édouard Fournier
 * 1859: Dans la rue, pochade musicale en un acte, libretto by Charles Henri Ladislas Laurençot
 * 1859: La Charmeuse, opéra-comique, libretto by d'Édouard Fournier
 * 1859: Les Pêcheurs, four-voice choir
 * 1860: Ma Tante dort, opéra comique, libretto by Hector Crémieux
 * 1861: Au rendez-vous !, song, lyrics by Charles Lamartinière
 * 1892: Blanc et noir, dance for piano
 * 1892: Stella, valse for piano