Jean Vuillermoz
Jean Vuillermoz (born December 29, 1906 in Monaco , † June 21, 1940 near Drachenbronn-Birlenbach ) was a French composer .
Life
The son of the horn player Louis-Edouard Vuillermoz studied from 1925 at the Paris Conservatory with Henri Busser and Henri Rabaud . In 1932 he won the Second Second Grand Prix de Rome with the cantata Le Pardon .
He was one of the organizers of the 1935 Fêtes du Peuple , worked for the radio and founded a university choir in Paris in 1938 . In 1939 he was called up for military service and fell on June 21, 1940 while on patrol on the Maginot Line near Drachenbronn.
Works
- Triptyque for orchestra, premiered in 1932
- Concerto for horn and orchestra, premiered in 1934
- Veglione , ballet, 1937
- Concerto for violoncello and orchestra
- Deux chants du XVIe siècle for mixed choir
- Trois chants de la Renaissance for male voices and orchestra
- Promenade zoologique for chamber orchestra
source
- ↑ Curriculum vitae on the website of the Prix de Rome, musimem.com (accessed on May 17, 2019)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vuillermoz, Jean |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 29, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Monaco |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 21, 1940 |
| Place of death | Drachenbronn-Birlenbach |