Henri Maréchal
Henri Maréchal (born January 22, 1842 in Paris ; died May 12, 1924 there ) was a French composer .
Life
Henri Maréchal studied music theory with Émile Chevé and Edouard Baptiste and piano with Louis Chollet . On the advice of Alexis de Castillon , he entered the composition class of Victor Massé at the Conservatoire de Paris , where he also studied organ with François Benoist and counterpoint with Alexis Chauvet . In 1870 he won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome with the cantata Le Jugement de Dieu .
After the stay in Rome associated with the award, he made his debut as a composer in Paris with the “poème sacré” La Nativité (1875). He then composed several operas, ballets and theatrical music, another “drame sacré”, choral and orchestral works, songs, chamber music works and motets. His first opera, Les Amoureux de Catherine , was performed for the hundredth time in 1889 and was performed until 1920. Maréchal's compositional style is often characterized by chromaticism, his musical expression is simple but dramatic and effective.
He also wrote music critical articles for Le Figaro and published several volumes of memoirs and in 1910 the monograph universelle de l'Orphéon . He corresponded with the composer Marguerite Olagnier .
Works (selection)
- La Nativité , poème sacré, 1875
- Les Amoureux de Catherine , Opera, 1876
- La Taverne des Trabans , Opera, 1876
- L'Ami Fritz , incidental music, 1876
- L'Etoile , Opera, 1881
- Les Rantzau , incidental music, 1882
- Les vivants et les mortes for four voices and orchestra, 1886
- Le miracle de Naïm , drame sacré, 1887
- Déidamie , opera, 1893
- Calendal , Opera, 1894
- Esquisses vénitiennes “Suite symphonique” for orchestra, 1894
- Pin-Sin , Opera, 1895
- Daphnis et Chloé , Opera, 1899
- Le Lac des Aulnes , Opera, 1907
- Crime et châtiment , incidental music
- Rapsody for violin and piano
- Elégie for viola and piano,
- Chansons du Midi for choir
- Provence for choir
- Le Voyage for choir
- Agnus Dei three-part motet
- Kyrie , three-part motet
- Ave verum , motet for solo baritone
- O Salutaris , motet
Fonts
- Rome: Souvenirs d'un musicien , 1904
- Paris: Souvenirs d'un musicien , 1907
- Monograph universelle de l'Orphéon , 1910
- Lettres et Souvenirs, 1871–1874 , 1920
literature
- François-Gildas Tual: Maréchal, Henri. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 11 (Lesage - Menuhin). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2004, ISBN 3-7618-1121-7 , Sp. 1060 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Maréchal, Henri |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Maréchal, Charles-Henri |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 22, 1842 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 12, 1924 |
| Place of death | Paris |