Jeanine Rueff
Jeanine Rueff (born February 5, 1922 in Paris ; † September 1999 there ) was a French composer.
Rueff studied at the Paris Conservatory with Tony Aubin , Henri Challan , Jean and Noël Gallon and Henri Busser . In 1948 she won the first Second Grand Prix de Rome behind Odette Gartenlaub .
From 1950 she worked as an accompanist in the saxophone class of Marcel Mule and in the clarinet class of Ulysse Delécluse at the Conservatoire de Paris. In 1960 she became a Solfège teacher here, and from 1977 to 1988 she taught harmony. Her most famous student was Jean-Michel Jarre .
In 1945 Rueff was awarded the Prix Favareille-Chailley-Richez for her piano quintet , which was influenced by jazz . She also composed the chamber opera La Femme d'Énée (1954), a concert en quatuor for four saxophones and a symphonietta (1956).
The Ensemble Saxallegro (with Hannes Kawrza , saxophone, and Florian Pagitsch , organ) recorded their Chanson et Passepied on CD in 1997 together with works by Eugène Bozza , Pierre-Max Dubois and Jacques Ibert . In 1999 her concert pieces for bass trombone were on the program of the Concours International de Trombone in Guebwiller.
Rueff was buried on September 22, 1999. The Ledieu saxophone quartet gave a concert in her memory in 2000, performing parts of their concert en quatuor .
Individual evidence
- ^ "Jeanine Rueff", in Sax , Mule & Co , Jean-Pierre Thiollet , H & D, 2004, p. 172
Web links
- Jeanine Rueff in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rueff, Jeanine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 5, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 1999 |
| Place of death | Paris |