Léonard Gautier


Jean Léonard Louis Anton Gautier was a German-born French composer famous for his simple eighth-note melody piano piece called Le Secret which at one time appeared in all of the popular piano anthologies and still continues appearing in current famous piano collection pieces such as .
Gautier was born in Altona, Hamburg, the eldest of eight children born to circus operator Jean-Baptiste-Anton-Bernardin-Marie Gautier and Marie-Honorine Monseiller Gautier. He was married to Emelina Albertine Rosalie Loyal and brother of Louis Frederik Gautier.
Select compositions:Le Secret : versions exist for piano solo, piano trio, piano and violin, woodwind trio and many moreLa BergeronetteTwilight WhispersThe Fairie Wand Waltz My Hope My All in All