Elsa Barraine
Elsa Barraine (born February 13, 1910 in Paris , † March 20, 1999 in Strasbourg ) was a French composer .
Barraine studied at the Conservatoire de Paris with Georges Caussade , Jean Gallon and Paul Dukas . In 1929 she won the Prix de Rome with the cantata La vierge guerrière . She was close friends with the Dutch composer Rosy Wertheim . She worked on the radio and has been running the Chant du Monde record house since 1944 . In 1953 she became a professor at the Conservatoire and in 1972 inspector of the music department of the Ministry of Culture.
She composed three symphonies , a fantasy for piano and orchestra, a suite astrologique , theater and film music, chamber music and choral works.
Web links
- Barraine, Elsa. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 2 (Bagatti - Bizet). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 1999, ISBN 3-7618-1112-8 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
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| SURNAME | Barraine, Elsa |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 13, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 20, 1999 |
| Place of death | Strasbourg |