Eugénie-Emilie Juliette Folville
Eugénie-Emilie Juliette Folville (b. 5 January 1870, d. 19 or 28 October 1946) was a Belgian pianist, violinist, music educator and composer.
Life
Eugénie-Emilie Juliette Folville was born in Liege, Belgium, and began the study of music with her father who was a lawyer and amateur musician. She studied violin with Charles Malherbe, Ovide Musin and Cezar Thompson and made her debut in Liege in 1879. She had a successful career on the concert stage, and in 1897 took a position teaching piano at the Liege Conservatory. Her place of death is uncertain, but thought to be Castres or Dourgnes, on 19 or 28 October 1946.[1][2]
Works
Folville composed for theater, solo instruments, chorus, and chamber ensemble. Selected works include:
- Atala (1873) opera
- Suite Poetique for violin
- Eva, drama for soprano choir and piano
References
- ^ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers (Digitized online by GoogleBooks). Retrieved 10 December 2010.
- ^ Andrews, William Lines; Dickinson, Edward (1908). The American history and encyclopedia of music.
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