Nicolas Séjan

Nicolas Séjan (17 March 1745 – 16 March 1819) was a French composer and organist, from a family allied to the Forqueray.

Born in Paris, Séjan was one of the best organists of his time. He was co-titular of the organ of Notre-Dame de Paris and many other Parisian churches.Before 1789, at the request of Étienne-Nicolas Méhul, he gave organ lessons to the young organist Georges Scheyermann. — cf: François-Joseph Fétis, Biographie universelle des musiciens et bibliographie générale de la Musique, Paris : Firmin Didot, 1867, 2nd éd., vol.7, . He was appointed to the Chapelle Royale in 1789. He lost his charges during the French Revolution, but later recovered some of them.

He left a few works for the harpsichord and the pianoforte as well as the organ.

Nicolas Séjan was Louis-Nicolas Séjan's father, his successor at the church of Saint-Sulpice.

He died in Paris on 16 March 1819 and was buried at Montmartre Cemetery.

Victorine de Chastenay describes Séjan, who was her piano teacher, in her Mémoires.

Nicolas Séjan

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