Augustine Lorotte

Marie-Augustine-Aimée-Hippolyte Lorotte (4 October 1826 – 19??) was a French pianist, organist and composer of the late Romantic period. Life and career Augustine Lorotte was born on 4 October 1826 in Pantin, Paris, France; her full birth name was Marie-Augustine-Aimée-Hippolyte Lorotte. The daughter of a Paris Opera singer, she began a lengthy education at the Conservatoire de Paris from age 10 (1836) until 1854. Her prizes at the Conservatoire were in music theory: runner up (accessit; 1836), 2nd prize (1837) and 1st prize (1838); harmony and accompaniment: 2nd prize (1840) and 1st prize (1842); piano: runner up (1847) and 2nd prize (1849); and organ: 2nd prize (1853) and 1st prize (1854). Lorotte’s teachers included piano study with the composer-pianist Louise Farrenc and organ with François Benoist. She was a favorite student of Benoist’s, who described her as “conscientious and zealous”. At some point she married and adopted her husband’s surname, Roland. Lorotte began instructing music theory to female Conservatoire students in 1844, continuing after her graduation until 1859. She gave private piano lessons in the 15th arrondissement of Paris appearing in the Annuaire des art