bitelogy.pages.dev

Charles lefebvre composer biography

    •

Charles-Édouard Lefebvre (1843–1917) was a French composer, born in Paris, the son of painter Charles Lefebvre, and studied with Charles Gounod and Ambroise Thomas at the Paris Conservatoire. In 1870, he was awarded the Prix de Rome together with Henri Maréchal (1842–1924) for the cantata Le Jugement de Dieu. He was awarded the Prix Chartier for his compositions twice, in 1884 and 1891. In 1895 he succeeded Benjamin Godard as director of the Paris Conservatoire's chamber music class. Accor...(+)

Charles-Édouard Lefebvre (1843–1917) was a French composer, born in Paris, the son of painter Charles Lefebvre, and studied with Charles Gounod and Ambroise Thomas at the Paris Conservatoire. In 1870, he was awarded the Prix de Rome together with Henri Maréchal (1842–1924) for the cantata Le Jugement de Dieu. He was awarded the Prix Chartier for his compositions twice, in 1884 and 1891. In 1895 he succeeded Benjamin Godard as director of the Paris Conservatoire's chamber music class. According to Elaine Brody's entry on him in The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (1980),

    •

Lefebvre, Charles Edouard

Lefebvre, Charles Edouard, French composer and teacher; b. Paris, June 19, 1843; d. Aix-les-Bains, Sept. 8, 1917. He was a student at the Paris Cons., winning the Premier Grand Prix de Rome with his cantata Le judgement de Dieu (1870). After completing his studies in Rome, he returned to Paris in 1873. He won the Prix Chartier in 1884 and 1891. From 1895 he was on the faculty of the Paris Cons.

Works

dramatic: Opera: Le florentin (1868); Le voile de Saint Walburge (1877–78); Lucrèce (1877–78); Le trésor (Angers, March 28, 1883); Zaïre (Lille, Dec. 3, 1887); Djelma (Paris, May 25, 1894). orch.:Ouverture dramatique (1875); Dolila, symphonie poem (1875); Sym. (1879); Melka, legend (1880); Une sérénade (1884); Eloâ, poème lyrique (1888); La fille de Jephté, poème lyrique (1879). other:Le judgment de Dieu, cantata (1870); Judith, biblical drama (1879); Sainte-Cécile for Voice, Chorus, and Orch. (1896); chamber music; piano pieces; organ music.

—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire

Baker’s Biographical Dictionary

    •

Charles Lefebvre

Charles-Édouard Lefebvre (19 June 1843 Paris - 8 September 1917 Aix-les-Bains, Savoie) was a French composer.

He studied with Charles Gounod and Ambroise Thomas. In 1870, he was awarded the Prix de Rome together with Henri Maréchal (1842-1924) for Le Jugement de Dieu. He was the son of painter Charles Lefebvre. After completing his studies at the Paris Conservatoire, he would become director of the conservatory's chamber music class in 1895.

Works

  • Le Jugement de Dieu (1870)
  • Le Chant du cavalier (Duo for Cello (or Bassoon) and Piano (or Organ), 1876)
  • op. 46: 3 Pièces (Duos for Cello and Piano, 1877)
  • Lucrèce (opera, 1878)
  • op. 53: Le Trésor (comic opera in 1 act, libretto by François Coppée, premiered 1883 in Angers)
  • op. 57: Suite (for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet in Bb, Bassoon and Horn)
  • op. 66: Zaïre (opera in 4 acts, libretto by P. Collin based on the homonymous play by Voltaire, premiered 1887 in Lille)
  • op. 68: Méditation (for Organ and Orchestra, arranged for Harmonium, Pi

Copyright ©bitelogy.pages.dev 2025