Robert Lannoy
Robert Lannoy (born June 18, 1915 in Saint-Amand-les-Eaux , † 1979 ) was a French composer.
Lannoy, son of a carilloneur , began his musical training at the Valenciennes Conservatory, where he studied harmony, violin and bassoon under the direction of Fernand Lamy . He continued his studies at the Conservatoire de Paris until he was called up for military service in 1939 as "soldat-musicien".
He was taken prisoner of war at the beginning of the war. After stays in Czechoslovakia and Bayreuth, he was sent to a prison camp in Rawa-Ruska, Ukraine . In 1942 he was interned in Lemberg, the following year he was sent to the Austrian Stalag XVII B, where he was appointed "Kapellmeister" and composed the ballet pantomime Pygmalion , which was premiered by prisoners of war in Poland.
In 1945 Lannoy was liberated by the American army and returned to Paris. On her behalf he composed the music for Henri Cartier-Bresson's film Le Retour about the liberation of Europe, and on behalf of Henri Dutilleux he set Louise Lévêque de Vilmorin's Légende des pays alliés to music for the radio. In 1946 he won the First Second Grand Prix in the competition for the Prix de Rome and became director of the Lille Conservatory. During this time he married the pianist Lola Delwarde .
Lannoy worked as director of the conservatory and conductor in Lille until his death. At his Concerts Populaires , for which he won musicians such as Jean Doyen , Kirsten Flagstad and Jacques Thibaud , he performed numerous symphonic works, mainly by contemporary French composers.
Works
- Il pleut doucement sur la ville for voice and piano, 1932
- Tristesse de banlieue for voice and piano, 1934
- Quintets à vent , 1936
- Ballade de l'épinette amoureuse for four-part female choir, oboe, cor anglais , clarinet and bassoon, 1937
- Pierrot gamin for four-part mixed choir and piano (text by Paul Verlaine ), 1938
- Concerto grosso for string orchestra and timpani, 1938
- Esquisse de soir de bataille for choir and orchestra or two pianos (text by José-Maria de Heredia ), 1939
- Pleine nuit for choir and orchestra, 1939
- Le soir devant Sybaris for choir and orchestra, 1939
- Vision de Saül for voice and piano, 1939
- 2 mélodies sur un poème de Francis Carco , 1941
- Hortense, couches-toi for piano and male choir, 1941
- Arrangements for choir and orchestra: L'amour de moy , Marche des soldats de Turenne , Roule donc , J'aimerai bien apprendre au monde (made in the Rawa-Ruska camp), 1942
- Chant des déportés , 1943
- Cantilène et danse pastorale for orchestra, 1943
- Deux Virelais du Moyen-Age for soprano, flute, clarinet and viola, 1944
- Le Retour , film music, 1945 (as a symphonic suite 1954)
- Quintets à vent "Sinfonietta" , 1946
- Chanson pour soprano et piano (text by Maurice Maeterlinck ), 1946
- Le jeu de l'amour et du Hasard , cantata, 1946
- Lamento Ukrainien for string quartet or for orchestra and timpani, 1948
- Campanile , Prelude for Orchestra, 1951
- Le Roman de La Rose , ballet pantomime for chamber orchestra, 1951
- Vocalise pour soprano et piano , 1951
- Danièle, fille de Dieu for voice and instrumental ensemble, 1952
- Les prophéties , oratorio for speaker, choir and orchestra, 1961
- Sanctus for male voices and organ, 1973
- Lamento , string quartet
- Mort de Roger Salengro , piece for harp and string quartet
- Aimer for voice and piano (text by Victor Hugo )
- Chanson de silvio for voice and piano
- Farce du mari fondu , operetta
- Ballet des petits canards for carillon
- Prelude n ° 1 for Carillon
- Prelude n ° 2 for Carillon
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| SURNAME | Lannoy, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 18, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint-Amand-les-Eaux |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1979 |