military a set of musical canons, but they declined the suggestion. In 1829, Sudre began to develop the system that is now known as the Do Re Mi method of notating music. Works His compositions include the operas Lionel Foscari (1841), Le Violon enchanté (1848), L'Éventail (1854), and La Ronde des sorcières, along with several lyric scenes and ballets. His Messe de Requiem, Op. 7 is dedicated to the memory of Berton, Chérubini, and Habeneck. Other works include Six Songs Without Words for piano, Three Piano Preludes, three-part hymns, and a cantata performed at the Paris Opera on 15 February 1853. Deldevez also wrote the original score for the ballet Paquita (Paris, 1846). However, an 1881 revival by Marius Petipa included additional numbers by Ludwig Minkus (1826–1917), and this score is more widely known and used. References External links Société des concerts du Conservatoire 1817 births 1897 deaths 19th-century classical composers 19th-century conductors (music) 19th-century French composers 19th-century French male classical violinists Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur French ballet composers French conductors (music) French male classical composers French male conductors (music) French Romantic composers Musicians from Paris