Georges Hugon
Georges Hugon (born July 23, 1904 in Paris , † June 19, 1980 in Blauvac ) was a French composer.
Life
Georges Hugon studied at the Paris Conservatory with Isidore Philipp , Jean Gallon , Georges Caussade (1873-1936) and Paul Dukas and received first prizes in the subjects of piano (1921), harmony (1921) and composition (1930). In 1930 he received the Blumenthal Foundation Prize .
From 1934 to 1940 Hugon was director of the Boulogne-sur-Mer Conservatory . After his return he taught Solfège at the Paris Conservatory from 1941. In 1948 he took over a class for harmony. The Conseil général des Départements Seine awarded him its Grand prix musical in 1967 .
Hugon composed in addition to chamber music works a. a. Au Nord (1930), a "symphonic fresco" after Émile Verhaeren , the ballet La Reine de Saba (1933) after Gustave Flaubert and two symphonies (1941 and 1949). A third symphony ( Prometheus ) remained unfinished. He also wrote a concerto for piano and orchestra that was premiered by Jacqueline Eymar. His later works include the Trio Labyrinthe for Ondes Martenot , piano and percussion (1976)
Web links
- http://www.larousse.fr/encyclopedie/musdico/Hugon/168375
- http://www.universalis.fr/encyclopedie/georges-hugon/
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SURNAME | Hugon, Georges |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 23, 1904 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
DATE OF DEATH | June 19, 1980 |
Place of death | Blue vac |