Alfred Bachelet
Alfred Georges Bachelet (born February 26, 1864 in Paris , † February 10, 1944 in Nancy ) was a French composer , conductor and music teacher .
Bachelet studied at the Conservatoire de Paris with Ernest Guiraud and won the Second Premier Grand Prix de Rome in 1890 with the cantata Cléopâtre based on a text by Fernand Beissier . He then became choirmaster and in 1907 chief conductor at the Paris Opera . In 1919 he succeeded Guy Ropartz as director of the Nancy Conservatory and held the position until his death in 1944. In 1929 he took the place of André Messager as a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts .
Bachelet composed three operas, symphonic and choral symphonic works, a ballet, choral works and songs. His tone poem Sûryâh was described by the music critic Gustave Samazeuilh as a key work of French music during the Second World War. His song Chère nuit (1897), which he had composed for the singer Nellie Melba , became internationally famous .
Works
- Chère nuit , song, 1897
- Scemo, Opera, 1914
- Quand la cloche sonnera (libretto by Yoris d'Hausewick and Pierre de Waltyne ), opera premiered in 1922
- Un jardin sur l'oronte (libretto by Franc-Nohain after Maurice Barrès ), opera, premier 1932
- Fantaisie nocturne , ballet
- Sûryâh , symphonic poem
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SURNAME | Bachelet, Alfred |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bachelet, Alfred Georges (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer, conductor and music teacher |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 26, 1864 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris , France |
DATE OF DEATH | February 10, 1944 |
Place of death | Nancy , France |