Edmond Malherbe

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Edmond Paul Henri Malherbe (born August 21, 1870 in Paris , † March 7, 1963 in Corbeil-Essonnes ) was a French composer .

From 1884 Malherbe studied at the Paris Conservatory , where he was a composition student of Jules Massenet and Gabriel Fauré . In 1899 he won the Second Premier Grand Prix de Rome . He was awarded the Prix ​​Trémont of the Académie des Beaux-Arts three times : in 1907, 1913 and 1921. In 1950 he received the Great Music Prize of the City of Paris.

He composed several operas and a pantomime, symphonic works, choral works and songs, chamber music and piano pieces and wrote two music didactic works.

Works

  • Radegonde , opera
  • Madame Pierre , opera
  • L'Avare , opera
  • L'Emeute , opera
  • Cléanthis ou la Veuve sans l'être , opera
  • Anna Karénine , opera
  • Le Mariage forcé , opera
  • Néron , opera
  • L'Amour et Psyché , opera
  • Monsieur de Pourceaugnac , pantomime
  • Air de ballet for piano
  • Danses anciennes en forme de menuet for piano
  • Gavotte dans le style ancien for piano
  • Pièces enfantines for piano
  • two string quartets
  • Wind sextet
  • Nonet for strings and piano
  • Sonata for violin

Fonts

  • Système musical et clavier à tiers de tons, avec notice et plan , 1891
  • L'harmonie du système musical actuel à demi-tons , 1920
personal data
SURNAME Malherbe, Edmond
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Malherbe, Edmond Paul Henri (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French composer
DATE OF BIRTH August 21, 1870
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH March 7, 1963
Place of death Corbeil-Essonnes