Jean Absil

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Jean Nicolas Joseph Absil (born October 23, 1893 in Bon-Secours , now Péruwelz in the province of Hainaut , † February 2, 1974 in Uccle / Ukkel near Brussels ) was a Belgian composer, organist and music teacher.

Jean Absil, bust of Fernand Debonnaires from 1968, Place Jean Absil, Péruwelz

Life

Basilique Notre-Dame de Bon-Secours, Péruwelz, Belgium
St. Quentin, Péruwelz

Jean Absil's father, François Absil, was a sexton at the Basilica of Bon-Secours . Jean was an early music student of Alphonse Oeyen , the organist at the basilica. Soon afterwards he was appointed organist at the pilgrimage basilica of Saint-Quentin in Bon-Secours. He attended courses at the Ecole Saint-Gregoire in Tournai to prepare for the study of sacred music. From 1913 he studied at the Brussels Conservatory , first in the organ class of Alfons Desmet (1864–1944) as well as piano and counterpoint with Léon Du Bois (1859–1935). He then concentrated on composition and instrumentation and studied with Paul Gilson in Brussels from 1920 to 1922 . In 1921 he won the Prix ​​Agniez with his first opus, the first symphony from 1920. In 1922 he was awarded a second prize at the Belgian Prix ​​de Rome for his cantata La Guerre op. 2. In 1922 he received the Prix ​​Rubens and was awarded the title Appointed director of the Music Academy in Etterbeek , which he directed until 1958 and which has been named after him since 1963. From 1930 he taught harmony at the Royal Conservatory in Brussels and from 1939 counterpoint and fugue. In the same year, Queen Elisabeth of Belgium appointed him to teach counterpoint and fugue at the newly founded Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth. In 1934 he was a co-founder of La Siréne, a society for the promotion of contemporary music , which organized concerts at home and abroad and functioned as a counterpart to the Le Triton society founded in Paris in 1932 . In 1938 he helped found the music newspaper Revue internationale de Musique . After World War II he became President of SABAM . Absil was a member of the Royal Academy of Sciences and Fine Arts of Belgium . He was friends with Florent Schmitt . The Belgian composers Jacques Leduc (1932–2016) and Victor Legley (1915–1994) were among his students. Even Emma Lou Diemer was a composition student Absils.

style

In terms of composition, Absil formed a synthesis of the French School, the style of Stravinsky and Bartók , of polytonal, atonal and serial music . His extensive oeuvre encompasses almost all genres .

Reception and commemoration

Statue of Jean Absil in Bon-Secours (Péruwelz, Belgium)

In 1968 the sculptor Fernand Debonnaires (1907–1997) created a bust of the composer. This is now located on the Place Jean Absil in Péruwelz, named after him . In this square is the Basilique Notre-Dame de Bon-Secours. The Atheneum Royal Jean Absil in Etterbeek, which he ran for many years, was named after him.

Works

Works for orchestra

  • 1920 Symphony n ° 1 en ré mineur opus 1
  • 1926 La mort de Tintagiles opus 3 for orchestra
  • Colas Chacha
  • 1933 Concerto opus 11 for violin and orchestra
  • 1936 Symphony n ° 2 opus 25 for large orchestra
  • 1938 Rhapsody n ° 2 opus 34
  • 1939 Hommage à Lekeu opus 35 for orchestra
  • 1940 Philatélie opus 46 for solo quartet (SATB) and 14 instruments
  • 1941 Les bénédictions opus 48 for solos, choir, large orchestra and organ
  • 1942 Variations symphoniques opus 50 for large orchestra
  • 1943 Les chants du mort opus 55 for solos (SATB) and orchestra
  • 1943 Rhapsodie roumaine opus 56 for violin and orchestra
  • 1943 Symphony n ° 3 opus 57
  • 1945 Joan of Arc opus 65
  • 1949 Le miracle de Pan opus 71
  • 1950 Epouvantail opus 74
  • 1954 Mythology opus 84
  • 1955 Introduction et Valses opus 89
  • 1956 Suite opus 92 for small orchestra
  • 1957 Suite bucolique opus 95
  • 1960 Rhapsody bulgare opus 104
  • 1962 Fantaisie Humoresque for clarinet and orchestra
  • 1963 6th Rhapsody for horn and orchestra
  • 1965 Divertimento for saxophone quartet
  • 1967 Allegro brilliant for piano and orchestra opus 132
  • 1969 Symphony n ° 4 opus 142 for large orchestra
  • 1970 Symphony n ° 5 opus 148 for large orchestra
  • 1971 Concerto opus 155 for guitar and orchestra
  • 1971 Ballade for alto saxophone, piano and small orchestra opus 156
  • 1971 Fantaisie Caprice for alto saxophone and orchestra
  • 1972 Déités opus 160

Works for wind orchestra

  • 1928 Rhapsodie flamande opus 4
    1. Het loze vissertje
    2. Pierlala
    3. Mie Katoen
  • 1935 Petite suite opus 20
  • 1937 Peau d'Ane opus 26 for solos, speaking voices and symphonic wind orchestra
  • 1952 Rites opus 79
    1. Pour saluer l'auror
    2. Pour conjurer les esprits
    3. Pour fêter le Soleil
  • 1953 Rhapsody brésilienne opus 81
  • 1954 Croquis sportifs opus 85
  • 1956 legend opus 91
  • 1956 Roumaniana opus 92
  • 1959 Rhapsody n ° 5 opus 102 - sur de vieux Noëls français
  • 1961 Danses bulgares opus 103
  • 1963 Trois Fanfares opus 118 for brass
    1. Guerrière
    2. Funèbre
    3. Joyeuse
  • 1965 Overture "Les Voix de la Mer" from the opera of the same name based on a libretto by René Lyr
  • 1966 Nymphes et faunes opus 130
  • 1971 Fantaisie - Caprice opus 152 for alto saxophone and symphonic wind orchestra

Chamber music

  • 1927 Evasion opus 8 for high voice and piano
  • 1929 Quatuor à cordes n ° 1 opus 5 for two violins, viola and violoncello
  • 1932 Tahi - Taho opus 8 for medium voice and piano
  • 1933 Cinq mélodies opus 12 for mezzo-soprano and string quartet
  • 1934 Quatuor à cordes n ° 2 opus 13 for two violins, viola and violoncello
  • 1935 Trio à cordes n ° 1 opus 17 for violin, viola and violoncello
  • 1935 Cinq chansons de Paul Fort opus 18 for two equal voices and piano
  • 1935 Quatuor à cordes n ° 3 opus 19 for two violins, viola and violoncello
  • 1936 Fantaisie rhapsodique opus 21 for violoncello quartet
  • 1937 Quatuor n ° 2 opus 28 for violoncello quartet

Stage works

  • 1937 Peau d'âne, féerie lyrique 3 acts opus 26
  • 1939 Ulysse et les sirènes Funkoper, scène mythologique (radio play) opus 41
  • 1944 Fansou ou Le Chapeau chinois comédie lyrique opus 64
  • 1949 Le miracle de Pan , ballet; 1 act; opus 71
  • 1950 Pierre Breughel l'Ancien Funkoper, radio play opus 73 for soloists, mixed choir, speaking choir, reciter, large orchestra and organ
  • 1951 Epouvantail Ballet; 1 act; opus 74
  • 1951 Les voix de la mer opera; 3 acts; opus 75
  • 1952 Les météores ballet; 1 act; opus 77
  • 1956 Le Bal chez Madame de X ballet scene

Vocal music

  • 1932 Trois poèmes d ' Arthur Cantillon opus 9 for mixed choir
  • 1934 Trois choeurs opus 15 for male choir
  • 1935 Six choeurs I opus 18 for children's choir and piano
  • 1940 Alcools for four-part mixed choir a cappella, Op. 43 Text: Guillaume Apollinaire . I Clotilde II Le Pont Mirabeau III Automne [ The Autumn ] IV Aubade [ Morning Serenade ]. Edition Henry Lemoine LEMO 24195, ISBN 979-0-230-94195-2
  • 1942 Enfantines op. 52. for medium voice and piano. Text: Madeleine Ley. I L'araignée [ The spider ] II Le hérisson [ The hedgehog ] III Le petit garçon malade [The sick little boy ] IV La poupée mécanique [ The mechanical doll ] V Chanson. OCLC 78204021
  • 1944 Bestiaire Five small pieces for four-part mixed choir op. 58. Text: Guillaume Apollinaire. I Le Dromadaire [ The Dromedary ] II L'Ecrevisse [ The Crayfish ] III La Carpe [ The Carp ] IV Le Paon [ The Peacock ] V Le chat [ The Cat ] Edition Henry, Lemoine LEMO 24094, ISBN 979-0-230- 94094-8
  • 1944 Printemps 5 Chansons pour Voix d'enfants sur des poèmes de Maurice Carême for voice and piano opus 59. Schott Frères SF 8922 I Ronde de Chiffres. Vif et léger II Berceuse. Calme et très expressif III L'Éléphant. Modéré, mais bien rhythmé IV Le-Cerf-volant. Mouvement de valse legere V Printemps. Dans un sentiment joyeux. ISMN M-54350-160-7
  • 1968 A cloche-pied [ On one leg ] for one-part children's choir and piano op. 139 Text: Maurice Carême. I La gamme [ The palette / scale ] II Il fait frois [ It's cold ] III Gué du ruisseau [ The ford of the brook ] Edition Henry Lemoine LEMO 24266. ISBN 979-0-230-94266-9

Works for piano

  • 1932 Trois Impromptus opus 10. Schott Frères SF 8584. I Vif. II Modèrè . III Très Vif . ISMN M-54350-095-2
  • 1937 Sonatine opus 27. Dedication: à Joseph Dopp . Schott Frères SF 8583. I Allegretto. II Humoresque. Molto rubato III Toccata. Vif. ISMN M-54350-094-5
  • 1940 Marines opus 36. Schott Frères SF 8986. I Allegretto. II Andantino III Vivo ISMN M-54350-174-4
  • 1944 Cinq bagatelles opus 61. Schott Frères SF 8921. I Pastorelle. Allegretto II musette. Andantino III Berceuse. Andantino. IV Gavotte. Moderato V Toccata. Vivo ISMN M-54350-159-1
  • 1944 Grande Suite opus 62. Dedication: à Andre Dumortier. Schott Frères SF 8988. I Prelude. Andantino II Scherzetto. Vivo III Nocturne. Mysterioso IV Toccata. Vivo ISMN M-54350-175-1
  • 1946 Homage to Schumann opus 67
  • 1954 Esquisses sur les sept péchés capitaux opus 83
  • 1957 Echecs opus 96
  • 1959 Danses bulgares opus 102
  • 1962 Deuxieme grande Suite, homage to Chopin opus 110
  • 1966 Sonatine opus 125
  • 1968 Alternances opus 140. Dedication: à Josiane Garabedian. CeBeDeM Bruxelles. OCLC 165529937

Works for two pianos

Works for piano left hand

  • 1966 Ballad op.129

Works for guitar

  • 12 Pièces op. 159, ed. by Nicolas Alfonso

I. - IV. SF 9272. I Prelude. Allegretto II Romance. Andantino III Menuet. Tempo moderato IV Berceuse. Andantino. ISMN M-54350-295-6

V- - VIII SF 9273 V Cantilène. Andante VI Invention. Allegretto VII Tristesse. Andantino. Andantino VIII Sicilienne ISMN M-54350-296-3

IX. - XII SF 9274. IX. Etude rhythmique. Allegro X Chameliers et Muezzins [camel drivers and muezzins]. XI. Danse- Allegro moderato. XII Humoresque Vif et legèr ISMN M-54350-297-0

Works for oboe and piano

  • 1958 Burlesque op.100

Works for trombone and piano

  • Suite for trombone and piano. I Invention II Epitaphs II Humoresque IV Fugato. OCLC 27928704

Fonts

Recordings

  • Jean Absil: Selected Piano Works ; Daniel Blumenthal, piano; FugaLibera FUG578; 2011

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Michel Stockhem:  Absil, Jean. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 1 (Aagard - Baez). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 1999, ISBN 3-7618-1111-X  ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
  2. ↑ Diana von Volborth: Absil, Jean ( Memento from August 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) in: CeBeDeM, composers (English)
  3. ↑ a b Alain Pâris: Absil, Jean (1893–1974) . In: Dictionnaire des Musiciens: (Les Dictionnaires d'Universalis) . Encyclopaedia Universalis, 2015, ISBN 978-2-85229-140-9 (French, google.de [accessed April 13, 2019]).
  4. ^ André Lange: La SABAM . In: Pierre Madraga (ed.): Stratégies de la musique . Editions Mardaga, Brussels 1986, ISBN 978-2-87009-264-4 , pp. 351 ( google.de [accessed on April 13, 2019]).
  5. ↑ Ellen K. Grolman, Ellen Grolman Schlegel, Ellen G. Grolman: Emma Lou Diemer: A Bio-bibliography . Greenwood Publishing Group, Westport, Connecticut; London 2001, ISBN 978-0-313-31814-6 , pp. 9 (English, google.de [accessed April 14, 2019]).
  6. ↑ Abel Nagytothy-Toth: Guitar and Lute and Orchestra. A preliminary compilation. In: Guitar & Laute 6, 1983, Issue 4, pp. 49-53; here: p. 50.
  7. ↑ Catalog. Editions Henry Lemoine, accessed March 15, 2017 .
  8. ↑ Catalog. Editions Henry Lemoine, accessed March 16, 2017 .
  9. ^ Printemps. Retrieved March 14, 2017 .
  10. ↑ Catalog. Editions Henry Lemoine, accessed March 15, 2017 .
  11. ↑ Sonatina. Retrieved March 14, 2017 .
  12. ↑ Marines. Retrieved March 15, 2017 .
  13. ↑ Grande Suite. Retrieved March 15, 2017 .
  14. ↑ 12 pieces. Retrieved March 15, 2017 .
  15. ↑ 12 pieces. Retrieved March 15, 2017 .
  16. ↑ 12 pieces. Retrieved March 15, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Absil, Jean
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Absil, Jean Nicolas Joseph (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian composer, organist and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH October 23, 1893
PLACE OF BIRTH Bon-Secours , Belgium
DATE OF DEATH 2nd February 1974
Place of death Uccle / Ukkel , Belgium