Félix Fourdrain

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Félix Fourdrain (born February 3, 1880 in Nice , † February 23, 1923 in Paris ) was a French organist and composer.

Life

Félix Fourdrain began his musical training at the École Niedermeyer and studied at the Paris Conservatory with Alexandre Guilmant and Charles-Marie Widor . He took composition lessons from his friend Jules Massenet . Through this he met the librettist Henri Cain , who wrote the libretto of his first opera in collaboration with Arthur Bernède . He taught at the Conservatoire de Paris , where u. a. Edmond Trudel , Floro Ugarte , Georges-Émile Tanguay , Omer Létourneau , Joseph-Arthur Bernier and Clotilde Coulombe were among his students.

Fourdrain composed a total of more than 20 works, including operas, orchestral and instrumental pieces, symphonic poems and songs.

Works

  • Légende du point d'Argentan , opera, (Libretto by Henri Cain and Arthur Bernède), 1907
  • La Glaneuse , lyric piece, (libretto Arthur Bernède and Paul de Choudens ), 1909
  • Vercingétorix , musical drama, (libretto Arthur Bernède and Paul de Choudens), 1912
  • Madame Rolland , lyric drama, (libretto Arthur Bernède and Paul de Choudens), 1913
  • Les Contes de Praault , Fairy Game , (Libretto Arthur Bernède and Paul de Choudens), 1913
  • La Jalousie du barbouillé , Buffo Opera, (Libretto by André Alexandre after Molière ), 1914
  • Les Maris de Ginette , opera, (libretto by Henri Kéroul and Albert Barré ), 1916
  • Cadet-Roussel , comic opera, 1919
  • I love you Dolly , opera, (Libretto by Henri de Gorsse and Victor Darlay ), 1921
  • Le Secret de Polichinelle , opera, (libretto by Henri Cain and Pierre Wolff ), 1922
  • La Griffe , lyric drama (libretto by Jean Sartène ), 1923
  • La Plus jolie fille de France , opera, (libretto by Germaine Guesnier and A. de Montgon ), 1923
  • La Hussarde , opera, (libretto by Henri de Gorsse, Victor Darlay and Georges Nanteuil ), 1925
  • L'amour en cage , opera, (libretto by André de Lorde and Jean Brentano ), 1923
  • Attendez-moi sous l'orme , incidental music
  • La Mare au diable , incidental music
  • L'Eternel amour , incidental music

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personal data
SURNAME Fourdrain, Felix
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French organist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH February 3, 1880
PLACE OF BIRTH Nice
DATE OF DEATH February 23, 1923
Place of death Paris