A page in the chapel of Charles X in his early years, Batiste be­gan stu­dy­ing at the Im­per­i­al Con­serv­atory in 1830. While there, he won priz­es in sol­feg­gio, har­mo­ny and ac­com­pa­ni­ment, count­er­point and fugue, and or­gan. In 1840, he won the Prix de Rome (with Fran­çois Ba­zin). In 1842, Ba­tiste be­came or­gan­ist at St. Nicolas des Champs church in Par­is, where he served 12 years. He then be­came or­gan­ist at Saint Eustache Church. In April 1855, while at Saint Eustache, he played the or­gan in the pre­miere of Hec­tor Ber­li­oz’ Te De­um, con­duct­ed by the com­pos­er. Batiste’s works in­clude:

• Petit Sol­flège Har­mo­nique
• Solflèges du Con­serv­a­toire

• Colles, Vol­ume 1, p. 243

1. Glory to Je­sus