Marguerite Roesgen Champion
Marguerite Roesgen-Champion (born January 25, 1894 in Geneva ; † June 30, 1976 there ) was a Swiss composer and harpsichordist.
Roesgen-Champion studied at the Conservatory of her hometown with Ernest Bloch and Émile Jaques-Dalcroze . Since 1926 she lived as a composer in Paris. She composed orchestral works, harpsichord and piano pieces, chamber music and choral works.
She recorded several piano concertos by Mozart and Haydn as well as harpsichord compositions by Jean-Henri d'Anglebert , Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach and others on record.
Works
- Sonata for Flûte and Clavier
- Conte bleu et or , piano duet
- Suite française for flute and harp
- Domine ne in Furore for mixed choir a cappella
- Waltzes for two pianos
- Concert for saxophone, clavecin and basson
- À la lune for voice, flute and piano
- Concerto grosso for violin, cello, harpsichord and orchestra
literature
- Aline Minder: Roesgen Champion, Marguerite. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Roesgen Champion, Marguerite |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss composer and harpsichordist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Geneva |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 30, 1976 |
| Place of death | Geneva |