Maurice Delage
Maurice Delage (born November 13, 1879 in Paris , † September 21, 1961 there ) was a French composer and pianist.
Life
Delage was employed by a shipping agency in Paris; later he worked in a fishing company in Boulogne-sur-Mer , Pas-de-Calais . Under War Minister Louis Joseph André , he served for some time in the French army.
When he heard the opera Pelléas et Melisande by Claude Debussy shortly after his marriage to his wife Nelly , he was so enthusiastic about this music that he immediately learned to play the cello . At the same time he took private lessons from Maurice Ravel and over time became a very good friend of Ravel. Together with his wife he accompanied Ravel on his travels, but also undertook his own trips, which led him to India. Impressions from these ventures then inspired Delage to create his compositions.
Like his friend and role model Ravel, Delage also belonged to the Les Apaches artist group.
Works (selection)
- Quatre poèmes hindous . 1912/13.
- Regamalika . 1912/22.
- L'Alouette .
literature
- Phillippe Rodriguez: Maurice Delage ou La solitude de l'artisan . Édition Papillon, Geneva 2001, ISBN 2-940310-08-4 (Mélophiles; 7).
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Delage, Maurice |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer and pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 13, 1879 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 21, 1961 |
| Place of death | Paris |