Jean Roger-Ducasse
Jean Jules Aimable Roger-Ducasse (born April 18, 1873 in Bordeaux , † July 19, 1954 in Le Taillan-Médoc , Gironde ) was a French composer .
Life
Roger-Ducasse studied at the Conservatoire de Paris from 1892 . His teachers there included Charles Wilfrid de Bériot , André Gedalge and Gabriel Fauré . In 1898 one of his compositions was performed publicly for the first time with his Petite Suite . In 1902 he received the "Premier Second Prix de Rome ". From 1909 he was inspector for singing lessons at the Paris schools and was later appointed inspector general of music. In 1935 he received a professorship at the Paris Conservatoire, succeeding Paul Dukas .
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The compositions by Roger-Ducasse are influenced by Fauré and Debussy , but they also draw on the polyphonic tradition of Johann Sebastian Bach . In his not very extensive catalog raisonné there are several orchestral works, works for choir and orchestra, two operas ( Orphée , Cantegril ), two string quartets, a piano quartet and piano compositions.
literature
- Friedrich Blume (Ed.): Music in the past and present , 1st edition, 1949–1986.
Web links
- Works by and about Jean Jules Aimable Roger-Ducasse in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography and catalog raisonné ( memento of September 10, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- Life and work (French)
- Details of the label Naxos (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Roger-Ducasse, Jean |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Roger-Ducasse, Jean-Jules; Roger-Ducasse, Jean Jules; Roger-Ducasse, Jean Jules Aimable |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 18, 1873 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bordeaux |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 19, 1954 |
| Place of death | Le Taillan-Médoc , Gironde department |