Alfred Quidant
Colinette, Op.50bisGrande Etude-Galop, Op.21Il pleut, bergère, Op.43L'accordeur et sa valse, Op.56Parle moi, Op.55Polka des hameaux, Op.22Souvenir de petit enfant, Op.14WikipediaPierre Robert Joseph (Alfred) Quidant (7 December 1815 – 9 October 1893) was a French pianist, composer and music teacher.
Born in Lyon, the son of a merchant of musical instruments, he began studying music and piano in his hometown. In 1831, he went to study at the Conservatoire de Paris, but interrupted his studies to work for Sébastien Érard as piano demonstrator, a job that he held for more than thirty years.
He died in Paris.
Quidant had a son named R. Alfred Quidant (1856–1933).