Edmond Gaujac

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Edmond Gaujac (born February 10, 1895 in Toulouse , † 1962 there ) was a French composer and music teacher.

Life

Edond Gaujac completed an apprenticeship with a violin maker after finishing school. He also attended courses at the conservatory in his hometown. In 1911 he entered the Paris Conservatory , where he studied harmony with Xavier Leroux . His training was interrupted by the First World War. He was drafted into the army and awarded a croix de guerre .

After the war he continued his training at the Conservatory with Vincent d'Indy , and he also took up a position as horn player in the orchestra of the Concerts Colonne , which was directed by Gabriel Pierné at the time . After a Second Grand Prix in 1924, he won the Premier Grand Prix in 1927 in the competition for the Prix ​​de Rome with the lyric scene Coriolan .

On his return from the stay in Rome associated with the award in 1931, Gaujac became director of the Lille Conservatory . At the same time he took over the direction of the orchestra of Radio Lille. In 1945 he returned to Toulouse, where he succeeded Aymé Kunc as director of the Conservatory. Among his students was u. a. the composer Jean-Marie Depelsenaire .

Gaujac composed orchestral works, an oratorio, chamber music and songs.

Works

  • Les Amants de Vérone , Cantata, 1924
  • Coriolan , lyric scene, 1927
  • Vocalise for violin, viola, flute and oboe or trumpet, 1936
  • Scherzetto for piano, 1937
  • Pastorale for piano, 1938
  • Impulsions for piano four hands, 1939
  • Esquisses provençales for orchestra
  • Symphonie romantique
  • Fantaisie for orchestra
  • Vénus et Adonis , lyrical scene
  • Sainte-Germaine de Pibrac , oratorio, premiered in 1935 at the Concerts Colonne
  • Funambulie for saxophone
  • 3 pièces pantomimiques for alto saxophone and piano
  • Rêves d'enfant , small suite for four saxophones

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SURNAME Gaujac, Edmond
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French composer and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH February 10, 1895
PLACE OF BIRTH Toulouse
DATE OF DEATH 1962
Place of death Toulouse