Jean Aubain

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Jean Aubain (born February 1, 1928 in Bordeaux , † December 28, 2015 in Versailles) was a French composer and music teacher.

Aubin began his musical training at the Conservatory in his hometown and studied from the late 1940s at the Conservatoire de Paris with Suzanne Plé-Caussade , Olivier Messiaen and Tony Aubin . In 1955 he won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome with the cantata Le mariage forcé by Charles Clerc (after Molière ) .

After the stay at the Villa Medici in Rome (1957–1960) associated with the award, he succeeded Raymond Gallois-Montbrun as director of the Versailles Conservatory in 1963 . After his retirement in 1996, Paul Méfano became his successor.

Aubain composed a. a. an opera, a marche burlesque for orchestra, a clarinet concert and chamber music works.

Works

  • Le mariage forcé , opera based on Molière , premiered in 1957
  • Marche burlesque for orchestra, premiered in 1959
  • Deux études for oboe and piano, 1967
  • Trois études for percussion instruments and piano, 1968
  • Aria, scherzo et final for trombone and piano, 1969
  • Sonatina for horn and piano, 1971
  • Sonatina for cornet and piano, 1971
  • Thème et variations for bass saxhorn, tuba or bass trombone and piano, 1975
  • Suite for percussion and piano, 1978
  • Pastorale et scherzo for clarinet and piano, 1979
  • Trois Notations for guitar, 1983
  • Concerto for clarinet and orchestra, 1985
  • 1 er Recueil d'œuvres pour trompette et piano: degré débutant , 1986
  • Invention sur BACH for cello, 1994
  • Variations for cello solo 1997
  • Adagio et Scherzo for violin, 2007-08
personal data
SURNAME Aubain, Jean
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French composer and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH February 1, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Bordeaux
DATE OF DEATH December 28, 2015
Place of death Versailles