Samuel Rousseau
Samuel-Alexandre Rousseau (born June 11, 1853 in Neuve-Maison , † October 1, 1904 in Paris ) was a French composer.
Life
The son of a harmonium maker entered the Conservatoire de Paris at the age of fourteen , where he became one of César Franck's first organ students alongside Paul Wachs and Francis Thomé in 1872 . He studied composition with François Bazin and received the Second Premier Grand Prix de Rome in 1878 for the cantata La Fille de Jephté after Edouard Guinand .
During the stay at the Villa Medici in Rome from 1879–1881, which was associated with the award , he composed several operas, of which Dianora was performed at the Opéra-Comique .
On his return to Paris he became organist at the Ste-Clotilde church and later conductor at Saint-Vincent-de-Paul . In addition to several masses and a requiem, he composed numerous pieces for the organ and the harmonium as a church musician.
In 1892 Rousseau succeeded Joseph Heyberger as choirmaster of the Société des Concerts du Conservatoire . In the same year his opera Mérowig premiered at the Grand Théâtre de Paris and received the City of Paris Prize. In 1898 the lyrical drama La Cloche du Rhin was premiered at the Paris Opera , and in 1904 his musical drama Milia was performed at the Opéra-Comique . There followed after his death in 1910 the performance of Léone .
In addition to his work as a composer, Rousseau wrote articles for L'Eclair and worked for the revue Le Maître de Chapelle . In 1900 he was named a Knight of the Legion of Honor. His son Marcel Samuel-Rousseau also became known as a composer, and his granddaughter Éveline Plicque-Andreani won the Prix de Rome in 1950.
Works
- Judith , cantata, 1876
- La fille de Jephté , cantata, 1878
- Dianora , comic opera in one act, premiered in 1879
- Sabinus , Opera, 1880
- Kaddir , Opera, 1881
- La Florentine , Opera, 1882
- Fair de Pâques
- Messe de Noel
- requiem
- Libera me domine
- 12 pièces for organ
- 15 pièces for organ
- L'harmonium gradué
- Mérowig , Opera, WP 1892
- La cloche du Rhin , Opera, WP 1898
- Milia , Opera, WP 1904
- Léone , Opera, premiered in 1910
Web links
- Works by and about Samuel Rousseau in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rousseau, Samuel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rousseau, Samuel-Alexandre (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 11, 1853 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neuve-Maison |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 1, 1904 |
| Place of death | Paris |