Désiré-Henri Prys

Désiré-Henri Prys (born November 8, 1852 in Mons ; † 1932 there ) was a Belgian composer and conductor .

Life

Désiré-Henri (Dré) Prys was born on November 8, 1852 in Mons and died there in 1932. He first studied violin, trombone and composition at the conservatory in his hometown. In 1877 he became first violinist of the Kursaal Orchestra in Ostend and between 1882 and 1891 also its second conductor. Further stages of his professional career were:

• 1880–1882 tutor, conductor and director of the theater in Mons
• 1883 First conductor of the theaters in Tournai and Versailles
• 1884–1887 conductor of the theater in Antwerp
• 1886 conductor of the Théâtre Royal in Liegé

He was also director of the Garde-Civic orchestra in Mons and the harmony orchestra in Frameries . As a composer, he served all genres of vocal and instrumental music.

Works (selection)

Own works

• Dolorès. Operetta. Paroles de Frédéric Descamps (Premiere 1883, Mons)
• Fréquentâche! Opéra comique en 1 acte (printed 1910)
• Les Amours de Pierrot. Opera comique en 1 act. Paroles de Milbert-Lair
• Les Violettes. Suite de valses pour piano (printed 1876)
• Salut aux Grands. Sonnerie pour cuivres (1885)
• Soubrette and valet. Opera comique en 1 act. Paroles de L. Attenelle.
• Victoire !!! Marche pour orchester

Adaptations of other works

• Hamlet . Fantasy for orchester sur l'opéra de Ambroise Thomas (1887)
• La Bière (Antoine Clesse). Arrangement pour orchestra (1887)
• La Traviata. Fantaisie pour orchester sur l'opéra de Giuseppe Verdi (1887)
• Le Rendez-vous de Chasse ( Gioacchino Rossini ). Transcription symphonique (1887)
• Mignon. Fantasy for orchester sur l'opéra de Ambroise Thomas (1887)
• Mons en Raout. Revue-opérette en 3 acts de Mm. Bézypont, Pignon and Thomassin. Musique arrangée par MD Prys (printed 1907)

literature

• Art. Prys (Désiré) , in: Edouard Georges Jaques Gregoir (ed.): Les artistes-musiciens belges au XVIIIme et au XIXme siècle. Bruxelles (Schott Fréres) 1885, p. 167.
• Art. Prys (Désiré-Henri) , in: Edouard Georges Jaques Gregoir (ed.): Les artistes-musiciens belges au XVIIIme et au XIXme siècle. Supplément et complément, Bruxelles (Schott Fréres) 1887, p. 223.
• Art. Prys in: Edouard Georges Jaques Gregoir (ed.): Les artistes-musiciens belges au XVIIIme et au XIXme siècle. Deuxième supplément et complement, Bruxelles (Schott Fréres) 1890, p. 267.
• Art. Prys, Désiré , in: A. Corbet u. a. (Ed.): Algemene Muziekencyclopedie. Vol. 5, Antwerp 1961, p. 587.

Web links

• Works by Désiré Prys in the Royal Library of Belgium
• Sheet music and audio files by Désiré-Henri Prys in the International Music Score Library Project