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French pianist, composer, and highly influential piano pedagogue.Born in Paris, Duvernoy became a professor at the prestigious Paris Conservatoire. He is primarily remembered for composing accessible and pedagogically valuable piano studies and exercises, particularly his 'École primaire' (Primary School) and progressive studies (Op. 176, Op. 120), which remain fundamental teaching repertoire globally. He also composed salon music, chamber works, and pieces for other instruments.

• Duvernoy initially studied medicine before dedicating himself fully to music, a significant career shift.
• His pedagogical works were groundbreaking for their time, focusing on developing specific technical skills in a progressive and musically engaging way, a methodology still emulated.
• He experienced the personal tragedy of outliving his son, Charles Duvernoy (1836-1899), who was also a composer and professor at the Paris Conservatoire (violin).
• While his exact cause of death in February 1880 is not widely documented in common sources, he died in Paris at the age of 78.