Born in Paris, Bertelin studied at the
Conservatoire de Paris where he was a pupil of
Théodore Dubois,
Raoul Pugno,
Charles-Marie Widor and
Jules Massenet. In 1902 he received a 2nd prize for composition at the
Prix de Rome, alongside
Aymé Kunc and
Jean Roger-Ducasse. He then taught
counterpoint and
fugue at the
École César Franck. Bertelin composed one
symphony, one
opera, two
Oratorios, one
Mass,
motets, a cello, a violin and a piano concerto and
chamber music works. He also published music reviews and several musicological works and was a member of the examination jury of the Conservatoire de Paris. Bertelin died in Paris in 1951 and was buried at
Père Lachaise Cemetery (31st division) == Works ==