Jules Cottin (1868–1922) was a mandolin virtuoso who played in Paris from the 1890s. A pupil of the guitarist Jacques Bosch, he became part of the mandolin revival, which revitalized the instrument after its long decline in the 19th century. He was part of a group of virtuosi mandolinists, including Giuseppe Silvestri, Ferdinando de Cristofaro, and Jean Pietrapertosa, who played before enthusiastic Paris audiences. He was also a composer and author, writing the 1891 mandolin method book, Celèbre Méthode Complète Theoretique et Pratique de Mandoline.

Cottin played in Paris with his brother Alfred (1863–1923), who played guitar, and his sister Madeleine (1876 – d. after 1952). His siblings were also composers and, like Jules, his sister wrote a mandolin method book.

Jules Cottin

Selected works

Compositions

Au fil de l'eau. Barcarolle for mandolin & guitar. Succès-Mandoline. Morceaux pour mandoline seule (Paris: J. Hamelle, 1900) Contemplation. Romance sans paroles (Paris: E. Weilter, 1902) Études mélodiques d'agilité pour mandoline (Paris, 1907; also: Paris: M. Jumade, 1914)

Jules Cottin

Method

Méthode élémentaire de mandoline (Paris: A. Leduc, 1903). English edition: Complete Theoretical and Practical Method for the Mandoline (Paris: A. Leduc, 1896-1906)

Jules Cottin

References

External links

Chansons napolitaines (public domain sheet music) at Bibliothèque Nationale de France

See also

List of mandolinists (sorted)

1868 births

1922 deaths

19th-century classical composers

20th-century classical composers

French classical composers

French male classical composers

French classical mandolinists

French music educators

19th-century French composers

20th-century French composers

20th-century French male musicians

19th-century French male musicians