A. Hasselmans was born in Liège on 5 March 1845 and
died in Paris on19 May 1912. he was a French harpist
and composer of Belgian birth. As solo harpist with the
orchestras of the Paris Conservatoire, Opéra and
Opéra-Comique, and as professor at the Conservatoire,
he played a significant part in the harp revival at the
turn of the century; he wrote about 50 pieces.
One such piece is this intriguing "Fileuse", a
characteristic etude written by Hasselmans in 1892
entirely for Harp.
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