Jacques Ibert
Jacques François Antoine Ibert (born August 15, 1890 in Paris ; † February 5, 1962 there ) was a French composer .
Life
From 1910 to 1914 he studied at the Paris Conservatoire with Gabriel Fauré , Émile Pessard , Paul Vidal and André Gedalge, among others . During his studies he worked as a piano improviser in silent film productions. In 1919 he was awarded the coveted Prix de Rome ( Rome Prize ). Before and after the Second World War he was director of the French Academy in Rome . In Paris in the early 1930s he met regularly with fellow composers Barraine , Honegger , Messiaen and Milhaud in the salon of the Dutch composer Rosy Wertheim. In 1955 he was the administrative director of both Paris opera houses. From 1956 Ibert was a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts as the successor to Joseph Guy Ropartz .
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His works, which are not stylistically associated with any clear direction, are based on the Groupe des Six , especially in the early days, but also reveal influences from Impressionism and the neoclassicism of Igor Stravinsky . Elegant, sometimes smooth virtuosity is predominant.
Selection of works:
- Several operas (including Angélique , 1927) as well as the operetta Les Petites Cardinal (1938) together with Arthur Honegger
- Almost 60 film scores, including: Marianne (1955) .
- Orchestral works, including:
- Symphonie concertante for oboe and orchestra, commissioned by Paul Sacher
- Escales (1920-22)
- Divertissement (1930)
- Marine Symphony (1931)
- Flute Concerto (1934)
- Concertino da camera f. Alto saxophone and 11 instruments (1935)
- Bostoniana (1955)
- Homage to Mozart (1955)
- Bacchanale (1956)
- Chamber music, including:
- Histoires f. Piano (from 1910; including the often arranged Le petit âne blanc - The little white donkey )
- Petite Suite en quinze images f. Piano (1944)
- Jeux , Sonatine f. Flute a. Piano (1923)
- Trois pièces brèves f. Wind quintet (1930)
- Entr'acte f. Flute and Guitar (1937)
- Deux Interludes f. Flute, violin and harp (1946)
- Trio for harp, violin and cello (1944)
Filmography (selection)
- 1932: Don Quichotte (with F. Chaliapin in the leading role)
- 1932: The Five Cursed Gentlemen (Les Cinq Gentlemen maudits)
- 1935: The Cross of Golgotha (Golgotha)
- 1935: Maternity (Maternité)
- 1937: I am the culprit (Le coupable)
- 1938: The Joy Girl of Tunis (La maison du Maltais)
- 1939: The Night of Retribution (Angelica)
- 1945: Father Sergius (Le père Serge)
- 1948: Macbeth - The Kingslayer (Macbeth)
- 1955: Marianne (Marianne de ma jeunesse)
literature
- Jean-Pierre Thiollet : Sax, Mule & Co , H & D, París, 2004, p. 135 ISBN 2-914266-03-0
- Alexandra Laederich: Catalog de l'œuvre de Jacques Ibert (1890–1962) , in: Musicological publications, Vol. 9 (Ed .: Herbert Schneider), Georg Olms Verlag, Hildesheim / Zurich / New York, 1998, ISBN 3-487 -10273-0
Web links
- Works by Jacques Ibert in the catalog of the German National Library
- Stage works
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ibert, Jacques |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ibert, Jacques François Antoine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 15, 1890 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th February 1962 |
| Place of death | Paris , France |