Eugène Anthiome
Eugène-Jean-Baptiste Anthiome (born August 19, 1836 in Lorient , † July 24, 1916 in Versailles ) was a French composer .
Life
Eugène Anthiome studied harmony with Antoine Elwart , organ with François Benoist and composition with Michele Carafa at the Paris Conservatory . In 1861 he won the First Second Grand Prix de Rome with the cantata Atala . From 1863 he taught at the conservatory, later he was given a position as professor for piano, which he held until 1901. From 1889 he taught the fourteen-year-old Maurice Ravel in the preparatory class for piano.
The focus of Anthiome's compositional work was on piano works and operettas. He also wrote a piano school ( L'Art du piano, méthode pour les commençants , Paris 1880).
Works
- La naissance du Christ , oratorio (manuscript)
- Grande marche funèbre in memory of Giacomo Meyerbeer , for large orchestra (manuscript), 1864–66
- Semer pour récolter , comic opera in one act, WP 1866
- Les noces de Prométhée , cantata (manuscript), 1867
- Berceuse , Lied, 1868
- Chanson de Nemorin , 1873
- Chansons d'Estelle , 1873
- Grand trio for piano, violin and cello, 1873
- Le dernier des Chippeways , operetta in one act, WP 1876
- Air de ballet for violin and piano, 1877
- Don Juan marié, la leçon d'amour , operetta in one act, 1878
- Le roman d'un jour , comic opera in three acts, premiered in 1884
- Un orage espagnol , operetta in one act, 1887
- Fantaisie romantique for violin and piano, 1889
- A un ange , song based on Alphonse Boeul , 1893
- Sommeil et triomphe de Bacchus , mythological scene for orchestra, 1893
- Cantate sacrée tirée des Ecritures Saintes for organ (manuscript), 1895
- Menuet favori de Mme de Maintenon for harpsichord, 1896
- Concerto en ut mineur for piano and orchestra, 1898
- Fugue for piano, 1899
- Six mélodies bretonnes , (texts by Paul Barret ), 1900
- Six pièces pour clavecin , 1901-05
- Allemande for harpsichord, 1904
- Deux Preludes pour piano , 1911
Web links
- Curriculum vitae on the Musica et Mémoria website
- List of all compositions on the Musica et Mémoria website
- Sheet music and audio files by Eugène Anthiome in the International Music Score Library Project
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Anthiome, Eugène |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Anthiome, Eugène-Jean-Baptiste (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 19, 1836 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lorient |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 24, 1916 |
| Place of death | Versailles |