Ange Flégier

Ange Flégier (born February 25, 1846 in Marseille , † October 8, 1927 in Martigues ) was a French composer, music critic, painter and writer.

From 1866 Flégier studied composition with Ambroise Thomas at the Paris Conservatory . One of his first works was the song Stances, based on a text by his friend Ferdinant Loviot, when he was a student . In 1869 he was among the six finalists in the competition for the Prix de Rome with his cantata Francesca da Rimini . From 1870 he wrote music reviews for the magazine Le Petit Marseillais . His one-act opera Fatma was premiered at the Marseille Opera in the 1840s . From 1977 to 1884 he worked again as a music critic, this time for the Le Journal de Marseille . In the 1890s he turned to painting. He created more than a hundred watercolors and paintings, many of which he gave away to museums, including the Ziem Museum in Martigues, of which he was one of the founders. Under the title A travers la vie he published a collection of poems and memories, the volume Per dire ooun cabanoun contains stories and poems in the Provencal language.

Flégier's musical work comprises around 350 titles, including numerous technically demanding songs with an orchestral piano accompaniment. Was the second focus of his musical work chamber music with works such as a trio for clarinet, bassoon and oboe, Naenia for narrator, cello, violin, horns and piano and the Prix Chartier the Academy of Fine Arts excellent Dixtuor for flute, oboe , Clarinet, bassoon, horn and string quartet. Major orchestral works included the lyrical poem Ossian for soloists, choir and orchestra, the orchestral suite Scènes antiques , the Fantaisie-ballet and the piano concerto , which premiered in Paris in 1900. In 1903 he was appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur .

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SURNAME	Flégier, Ange
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French composer, music critic, painter and writer
DATE OF BIRTH	February 25, 1846
PLACE OF BIRTH	Marseille
DATE OF DEATH	October 8, 1927
Place of death	Martigues