Alexandre Cellier
Alexandre Eugène Cellier (born June 17, 1883 in Molières-sur-Cèze , † March 4, 1968 in Paris ) was a French composer and organist .
biography
Cellier studied with Alexandre Guilmant . In 1908 he won first prize for organ playing at the Paris Conservatory (class Guilmant). He also studied with Henri Dallier and Widor . He was organist / titulaire at the Temple de l'Étoile in Paris from 1910 until his death in 1968 and played a three-manual Cavaillé-Coll organ from 1875, expanded by Mutin , with 32 stops.
He was very active at home and abroad as a concert organist both for organ and accompanied by an orchestra. According to Vierne, his music is "very beautiful, modern and aesthetic" and is "extremely respected".
In addition to his music, he has also written a book on organs and registration instructions. He is also considered to be the author of the French translation of the Bach chorales.
Organ compositions (selection)
- 1906: Suite Symphonique pour Orgue en sol majeur
- 1911: Meditation ( Maîtres contemporains de l'orgue )
- 1911: Pièce Symphonique (Maîtres contemporains de l'orgue)
- 1916: Étude en mi mineur pour Orgue
- 1923: Suite de Pèlerinages
- 1936: Trois Choral-Paraphrases - Douleur / Esperance / La joie (Psaume 138)
- 1943: Églises et Paysages
Fonts
- Alexandre Cellier and Henri Bachelin : L'orgue. Ses éléments, son histoire, son esthétique. Préf. de Ch.-M. Widor . Paris 1933 ( digitized version )
See also
Web links
- Literature by and about Alexandre Cellier in the catalog of the German National Library
- Klassika.info
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cellier, Alexandre |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cellier, Alexandre Eugène (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer and organist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 17, 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Molières-sur-Cèze |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th March 1968 |
| Place of death | Paris |