Hélène Robert-Mazel

Hélène Robert-Mazel (active 1832-1857) was a French composer, pianist, singer and teacher. She composed songs, a cantata, and educational pieces for children. Her works were listed through at least opus 9. Little is known about Robert-Mazel other than her concert appearances and publications. She performed as a pianist and singer, frequently using her own compositions, at the Strasbourg Theater; “Mrs. Long’s” residence in Berkeley Square in London; and at the Salons de Pape and other venues in Paris. Contemporary reviews noted that she “. . . achieved incredible feats as a singer, as well as a piano player and composer.” Robert-Mazel set texts by several authors to music and collaborated (probably in performance) with the brothers Alexandre and Théophile Tilmant (cello and violin), the horn player Louis-François Dauprat, and the singer Laure Cinti-Damoreau. She settled in Montpellier, France, around 1850, where she taught voice and piano, mainly to children. Robert-Mazel’s works were published by Alexandre Cotelle They included: Books *Guide Musical de L’enfance Piano *Album (1839) *Album: Ballades, Melodies et Romances (1837; text by Felix Solar) *Eight Romances (published as Albu