André Gedalge
André Gedalge (born December 27, 1856 in Paris , † February 5, 1926 in Chessy , Département Seine-et-Marne ) was a French music teacher and composer .
Life
André Gedalge was a student of Ernest Guiraud at the Paris Conservatory . In 1886 he won the Prix de Rome . From 1905 he was professor for counterpoint and fugue at the conservatory and notorious as the "fugue pope". His students included famous composers such as George Enescu , Maurice Ravel , Arthur Honegger , Darius Milhaud , Jacques Ibert , Florent Schmitt and Charles Koechlin .
Gedalge composed operas and ballets , four symphonies , a piano concerto, chamber music works and songs .
Works
- "Le Petit Savoyard", pantomime, 1891
- "Hélène", Drame Lyrique, 1893
- "Pris au piège", comic opera, 1895
- "Phoebé", ballet, 1900
- Piano Concerto in C minor, Op. 16, 1899
Fonts
- "Traité de la fugue", Paris: Enoch & Cie 1901. German under the title "Textbook of Fugue. 1. The School Fugue", Braunschweig: Litolff 1907
- "Traité de contrepoint" (1921) - not published; recorded by his grandson: s. www.musimem.com/Contrepoint-Gedalge.pdf
- "Méthode d'enseignement de la musique par l'éducation méthodique de l'oreille", self-published, 1923
Discography
- André Gedalge - "Pièces instrumentales et mélodies". Geneviève Laurenceau, violin - Mario Hacquard, baritone - Lorène de Ratuld and Claude Collet, piano - Benny Sluchin, trombone - Antoine Curé, trumpet. CD Polymnie (2007)
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by André Gedalge in the International Music Score Library Project
- List of stage works by André Gedalge based on the MGG at Operone
Individual evidence
- ↑ André Gedalge Junior: The résumé created by the grandson, with numerous photos on Musica et Memoria .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gedalge, André |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gédalge, André |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French music teacher and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 27, 1856 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 5, 1926 |
| Place of death | Chessy |