In 1870 he became solo flugelhornist with the band of the Marseille Garde National, and in 1872 he was admitted to the Paris Conservatory where he joined the cornet class of the famous cornetist Jean-Baptiste Arban.
He became solo flugelhornist with the band of the Marseille Garde National. This was in 1870. Where he joined the cornet class of the famous cornetist Jean-Baptiste Arban. This was what he was admitted to the Paris Conservatory in 1872.