Benjamin Godard
Benjamin Louis Paul Godard (born August 18, 1849 in Paris , † January 10, 1895 in Cannes ) was a French composer .
Life
Benjamin Godard began learning to play the violin at the age of seven and played publicly in the quartet at the age of nine. He later studied composition with Napoléon-Henri Reber and violin with Henri Vieuxtemps at the Paris Conservatory . With the latter he toured Germany twice, where his compositional talent received significant stimulation. From 1887 he was a teacher at the conservatory.
Godard composed six operas , five symphonies , two piano and two violin concertos , string quartets, sonatas for violin and piano, piano pieces and etudes, and more than a hundred songs . In place of Jules Pasdeloup, appointed to conduct the Populaires Concerts , which he founded, Godard also proved himself as an orchestral conductor.
Works
- Le cup, “symphonie dramatique” for solos, choirs and orchestra, 1878
- Symphony ballet
- Symphony gotique
- Symphony orientale
- Legendary symphony
- Sonata fantastique in C major for piano
- Sonata in F minor for piano
- Les Guelfes , opera, 1880–1882, libretto by Louis Gallet
- Pedro de Zalaméa , opera, 1884, libretto by Léonce Détroyat and Paul-Armand Silvestre
- Jocelyn , opera, 1888, libretto by Paul-Armand Silvestre and Victor Capoul
- Dante , Opera, 1890, libretto by Édouard Blau
- Ruy Blas , Opera, 1891
- La Vivandière , Comic Opera, 1895
- Concerto romantique A major op.35 (Violin Concerto No. 1)
- Scènes Poétiques for orchestra op.46
- Piano Trio No. 2 Op. 72 in F major
- Suite de trois morceaux , op.116
- Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, op.131
literature
- Ute Henseler: Godard, Benjamin. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 7 (Franco - Gretry). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2002, ISBN 3-7618-1117-9 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by Benjamin Godard in the International Music Score Library Project
- Songs by Benjamin Godard on The Art Song Project
- Richard Langham Smith: Godard, Benjamin. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
- Godard Benjamin (Louis-Paul) 1849–1895 , musicologie.org (French)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Godard, Benjamin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Godard, Benjamin Louis Paul (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 18, 1849 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 10, 1895 |
| Place of death | Cannes |