Nicolas Séjan
Nicolas Séjan (born March 17, 1745 in Paris ; died March 16, 1819 there ) was a French composer and organist .
Live and act
Séjan's family was related to the Forqueray family of musicians . Nicolas learned to play the organ from his uncle Nicolas-Gilles Forqueray (1703–1761), the husband of his aunt Élisabeth Séjan. Nicolas Séjan was considered one of the best organists of his time and was organist at the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral and various other Paris churches. He was appointed to the Royal Chapel ( Chapelle royale ) in 1789 as successor to Pierre-Louis Couperin . He lost his office during the French Revolution , but later occupied it again.
Nicolas Séjan was the father of Louis-Nicolas Séjan (1786–1849), his successor at Saint-Sulpice .
Séjan left behind some works for harpsichord , piano and organ , noting his fugue compositions and the Noëls .
He is buried on the Cimetière de Montmartre .
Works (selection)
- Fugues (ré mineur, sol mineur, ré majeur)
- Noëls ( la venue de Noël ; Chantons je vous prie ; Noël suisse )
- Je suis Lindor (theme with 5 variations)
- Six Sonates pour le clavecin avec accompagnement de violon ad libitum ... Œuvre I er . (1772)
- Recueil de pièces pour le clavecin ou le pianoforte dans le genre gracieux ou gay ... oeuvre II e . (1783)
- Trois Sonates pour le clavecin ou le pianoforte avec accompagnement de violon et violoncelle obligés pour la première et troisième sonates ... œuvre IIIe. (1784)
expenditure
- Trois Fugues et plusieurs Noëls, pour l'Orgue. Edited by Nicolas Gorenstein, Editions Chanvrelin.
literature
- Brigitte François-Sappey: Nicolas Séjan. In: Guide de la musique d'orgue. Edited by Gilles Cantagrel. Fayard, Paris 1991, pp. 721-723.
- Henry C. Lahee: The Organ and its Masters. Boston 1902 ( Text Archive - Internet Archive ).
- Helga Schauerte-Maubouet: Séjan (family). In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 15 (Schoof - Stranz). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2006, ISBN 3-7618-1135-7 , Sp. 547-548 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by Nicolas Séjan in the International Music Score Library Project
- Biography at «Musica et Memoria»
- Early Organ Composer Anniversaries in 2019 (John Collins)
- Various scores at Gallica
- Louis Nicolas Séjan: Pieces pour orgue
- Information on Nicolas Séjan in the database of the Bibliothèque nationale de France .
- Trois Noëls on YouTube / Fugue en ré mineur on YouTube (sound samples)
References and footnotes
- ↑ L'Orgue , issues 257–260, L'Association des Amis de l'Orgue, 2002, p. 35 ( limited preview in Google book search)
- ↑ Forqueray Nicolas Gilles 1703–1761 , musicologie.org, accessed December 27, 2019.
- ↑ thediapason.com - accessed November 28, 2019
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Séjan, Nicolas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer and organist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 17, 1745 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 16, 1819 |
| Place of death | Paris |