Jean-Baptiste Lemire

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Jean-Baptiste Lemire (born June 8, 1867 in Colmar , † March 2, 1945 in La Flèche , Département Sarthe ) was a French composer .

Life

Jean-Baptiste Lemire was born on June 8, 1867 in Colmar as the son of the mason Jean-Baptiste (1844-1909) and the seamstress Anne-Marie Sarter (1848-1924). After the defeat in the Franco-Prussian War in 1871, the family moved to Montbéliard . Lemiere worked as a locksmith in Belfort from 1883, then in 1888 he joined the army.

He signed up as a volunteer in the Navy and served there as a drum major . He served on the "Dubourdieu", which between 1889 and 1891 undertook a trip around the world. He took part with the colonial infantry in the Madagascar campaign (1897-1899). Lemire rose to the position of conductor and took part in the Tonkin campaign. In 1902 he resigned from active service and became first flautist in the Biarritz municipal orchestra.

Lemire worked as conductor of the Musique l'Espérance of Morez , as director of the Grand Théâtre of Lyon and as director of the Union Musicale of Amplepuis (Rhône). In 1917 he went back to Lyon and in 1919 to Colmar.

In 1935 he was awarded the Military Order of Madagascar and raised to the rank of Knight of the Order of Anjouan des Comores. From 1935 to 1945 he lived in Saint Germain du Val .

Lemire composed marches, waltzes, polkas and dances.

Works

  • Rubis sur l'ongle , formation dance (Paris 1906)
  • Solo for flute (Lyon 1905)
  • Erimel (Lyon 1905)
  • Le Bouvreuil (Paris 1907)

Orchestral works:

  • Acante-Scottish (Lyon 1903)
  • Souvenir d'Alsace (Waltz, Lyon 1905)
  • Colmar March (Lyon 1905)
  • Riri polka

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personal data
SURNAME Lemire, Jean-Baptiste
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French composer
DATE OF BIRTH June 8, 1867
PLACE OF BIRTH Colmar
DATE OF DEATH March 2, 1945
Place of death La Flèche , Sarthe department