 In 1860 he was appointed professor of the violin at the Conservatoire.His works include violin studies; a string trio; and incidental music for the plays "George Dandin" and "Le Sicilien" by Molière, in the style of Lully, suitable for the period of the plays.Apart from his musical compositions, he wrote a study of the string quartets of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, which was published in 1861.