Louis Ganne
Louis-Gaston Ganne (born April 5, 1862 in Buxières-les-Mines ( Département Allier ), † July 13, 1923 in Paris ) was a French composer and conductor , who was best known for stage works and marches.
Life
Louis Ganne was born in Auvergne , but grew up in Issy-les-Moulineaux . He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris , where a. a. Théodore Dubois and Jules Massenet (composition) as well as César Franck (organ) were his teachers. In 1881 he received first prize in the class for harmony, and a second prize in Franck's organ class. From the same year he conducted music events and opera balls in the Folies Bergère and other Parisian music halls . He later worked at the Casino of Royan and in Monte Carlo , where he directed the popular concert series "Les Concerts de Louis Ganne". In 1905 he founded the Orchester du Casino de Monte Carlo . In 1907 Ganne became President of SACEM and in 1914 he was admitted to the Legion of Honor .
plant
As a composer, Ganne concentrated on works that were more of the lighter muse, in particular operettas and ballets, music to pantomimes and vaudevilles . The operettas Les Saltimbanques (1899) and Hans, le Joueur de Flûte, based on the legend of the Pied Piper of Hameln (premiered in Monte Carlo in 1906 ) , were also successful beyond France . From Ganne's instrumental pieces, a. a. patriotic marches, his Marche Lorraine became particularly well known, which became an important musical motto of the Resistance during World War II .
literature
- Friedrich Blume (Ed.): Music in the past and present , 1st edition, 1949–1986
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by Louis Ganne in the International Music Score Library Project
- Short biography at naxos.com (English)
- Biographical information (French)
- Appreciation of the stage works (French)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ganne, Louis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ganne, Louis-Gaston (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer and conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 5, 1862 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Buxières-les-Mines , Allier department |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 13, 1923 |
| Place of death | Paris |