Émile Pessard
Émile-Louis-Fortuné Pessard (born May 29, 1843 in Paris , † February 10, 1917 ibid) was a French composer .
Life
Émile Pessard was one of the first students of the music school founded by Louis Niedermeyer in Paris. There he had lessons in harmony with Pierre-Louis Dietsch , organ lessons with Clément Loret and composition lessons with Niedermeyer. He then studied at the Paris Conservatory with François Bazin and Michele Carafa . In 1866 he won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome with the cantata Dalila , which was also performed at the Paris Opera the following year .
After the stay in Rome associated with the award, Pessard settled in Paris, where he worked as a successful opera composer. In addition, he composed numerous songs and choral works, chamber music, orchestral works and church music.
In addition, Pessard was inspector for singing lessons in the city schools of Paris and since 1881 professor of harmony at the Conservatory. Here he taught a. a. Maurice Ravel , Gustave Charpentier and Jacques Ibert .
Works
- La Cruche cassée , opera in one act, 1870
- Don Quixote , Opera, 1874
- Le char , comic opera in one act, libretto: Alphonse Daudet and Paul Arène, 1878
- Le Capitaine Fracasse , opera based on the novel by Théophile Gautier , 1885
- Tartarin sur les Alpes , Opera, 1888
- Les Folies amoureuses , comic opera, 1891
- Mam'zelle Carabin , comic opera, 1893
- Une nuit de Noël , Opera, 1893
- L'Armée des Vierges , Opera, 1902
- L'Epave , Opera, 1903
- Joyeusetés de bonne compagnie , song collection
- Ne la réveillons pas for three-part choir
- J'ai dit mon cœur song based on Alfred de Musset
- Les yeux , song based on Sully Prudhomme
- Pourquoi grandir? , Song based on Octave Pradels
- Prière de l'Enfant à son réveil , song based on Alphonse de Lamartine
- Roses de Noël , song based on Jules Tardieu
- Oh! quand je dors , song based on Victor Hugo
- Laissons le lit et le sommeil , song based on Jean Passerat
- Le specter de la rose , song based on Théophile Gautier
- Suite d'orchestre ,
- Pièces for large orchestra
- Les Folies amoureuses for large orchestra
- Petite Messe solennelle for two equal voices and organ or harmonium
- Messe brève for one voice
- Ave Maria with organ, violin and cello
- Aubade pour instrument à vent , 1882
- Trio for piano and strings
- Valse tendre for piano and flute
- Andalouse for flute and piano
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by Émile Pessard in the International Music Score Library Project
- List of stage works by Émile Pessard based on the MGG at Operone
- Denis Havard de la Montagne: Curriculum vitae on the Musica et Memoriam website (French)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pessard, Émile |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pessard, Émile-Louis-Fortuné (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 29, 1843 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 10, 1917 |
| Place of death | Paris |