Gabriel Pierné

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Gabriel Pierné

Henri Constant Gabriel Pierné (born August 16, 1863 in Metz , † July 17, 1937 in Ploujean ) was a French composer and conductor .

Life

Gabriel Pierné studied at the Paris Conservatory with Antoine François Marmontel , Albert Lavignac , Émile Durand , César Franck and Jules Massenet . In 1882 he won the Prix ​​de Rome with the cantata Edith and then worked from 1890 to 1898 as organist at Ste-Clotilde . In 1903 he became the deputy of Édouard Colonne as head of the Concerts Colonne named after him , which he conducted alone from 1910 to 1934. As a conductor he achieved great fame, which he used to perform numerous contemporary works (by Claude Debussy , Maurice Ravel , Albert Roussel , Igor Stravinsky and Darius Milhaud ). In 1919 he conducted the world premiere of the Symphony by Louis Vierne , and in 1921 that of the Third Symphony by Georges Enescu . In 1924 he was elected to succeed Théodore Dubois in the Académie des Beaux-Arts .

He composed six operas , several ballets and pantomimes , oratorios , orchestral and chamber music works as well as pieces for organ , harp and piano . Stylistically, his music can be assigned to the late Romantic period .

Works (selection)

  • Stage works
  • Vocal music
  • Orchestral music
  • Chamber music
    • Fantaisie-impromptu op.4 for violin and piano, 1883
    • Pièce g op.5 for oboe and piano, 1883
    • Berceuse op.8 for violin and piano, 1884
    • Impromptu-caprice for harp solo op.9, 1885
    • Caprice op.16 for violoncello and piano, 1887
    • Canzonetta op.19 for clarinet and piano, 1888
    • Expansion , Romance sans paroles op.21 for violoncello and piano, 1888
    • Pastorale variée op.30 for flute, oboe, clarinet, 2 bassoons, horn and trumpet, around 1893
    • Solo de concert op.35 for bassoon and piano, 1898
    • Sonata D op.36 for violin and piano, 1900 (also arranged by the composer for flute and piano)
    • Piano quintet op.41, 1917
    • Sonate en une partie fis op.46 for violoncello and piano, 1919
    • Piano trio op.45, 1922
    • Sonata da camera op.48, for flute, violoncello and piano, 1927
    • Prélude de concert sur un thème de Purcell for bassoon and piano, 1933
    • Variations libres et final op.51 for flute, violin, viola, violoncello and harp, 1934
    • Introduction et variations sur une ronde populaire for saxophone quartet, 1936
    • Trois pieces en trio for violin, viola and violoncello, 1938
    • Voyages au pays du tendre et du l'effroi for flute, violin, violoncello and harp, 1938
  • Piano music
    • Piano Concerto in C minor, op.12
    • Impressions de Music-Hall pour Piano , op.47, 1927
      • Girls (French Blues)
      • Little Tich
      • Le Numéro Espagnol
      • Clowns Musicaux (Les Fratellini)
  • Organ music

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predecessor Office successor
César Franck Titular organist of the Church of
Sainte-Clotilde et Sainte Valère
1890–1898 		Charles Tournemire
personal data
SURNAME Pierné, Gabriel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pierné, Henri Constant Gabriel (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French composer and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH August 16, 1863
PLACE OF BIRTH Metz , France
DATE OF DEATH July 17, 1937
Place of death Ploujean , France