Jean Vallerand
Jean Vallerand , CQ (born December 24, 1915 in Montreal ; † June 24, 1994 ibid) was a Canadian composer, music critic, violinist and conductor.
Vallerand studied violin with Lucien Sicotte from 1920 to 1935 and music theory and composition with Claude Champagne from 1935 to 1942 .
In 1941 he followed Léo-Pol Morin as a music critic for the daily Le Canada . In the following years he wrote for Montréal-Matin (1948–49), Le Devoir (1952–61), Le Nouveau Journal (1961–62) and La Presse (1962–66). From 1942 to 1963 he was general secretary and orchestration teacher at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec . He also taught orchestration and music history at the University of Montreal from 1950 to 1965 .
From 1963 to 1966 he headed the music department of CBC , after which he was cultural attaché to the government of Quebec in Paris until 1970. From 1971 to 1975 he worked as director of music education at the Ministry of Culture of Quebec, and until 1978 also as director of the Conservatoire de musique du Québec. In 1991 he was made a Knight of the Ordre national du Québec .
Fonts
- Les Roses à la mer , 1935
- Le Diable dans le beffroi , 1942
- Nocturne , 1946
- Notre Dame de la Couronne , cantata, 1946
- Notre Dame du Pain , cantata, 1946
- Prelude , 1948
- Sonata for violin and piano, 1950
- Concerto for orchestra, 1951
- Quatre Poèmes de Saint-Denys Garneau , 1954
- String Quartet , 1955
- Cordes en mouvement for string orchestra, 1961
- Réverbérations contractoires , 1961
- Marie Stuart , Drama Music ( Friedrich Schiller ), 1961
- Le Magicien , Opera, 1961
- Noces de sang , incidental music ( Federico García Lorca ), 1962
- La Cerisaie , incidental music ( Anton Chekhov ), 1963
- La Fin des étés , film music, 1964
- Payse , ballet, 1964
- Étude concertante for violin and orchestra, 1969
Theoretical writings:
- Introduction à la musique , Montreal 1949
- La Musique et les tout-petits , Montreal 1950
literature
- Marie-Thérèse Lefebvre , Jean Vallerand et la vie musicale du Québec , Édition du Méridien, Montréal 1996
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vallerand, Jean |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian composer, music critic and conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 24, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montreal |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 24, 1994 |
| Place of death | Montreal |