Jean Gabriel Prosper Marie (8 January 1852 – 29 August 1928) was a French romantic composer and conductor.

Biography

Gabriel-Marie was born in Paris, France on 8 January 1852. He studied at the

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and held a prominent position in the local musical world. He died unexpectedly on 29 August 1928 in

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, Spain. He was the father of the composer Jean Gabriel Marie.

Works

Gabriel-Marie's works include ''La Cinquantaine'' ("

The Golden Wedding "''La Cinquantaine''" (French "the fiftieth anniversary") is a piece of music which was composed by Jean Gabriel-Marie in 1887. A swing arrangement of the work by James "Jiggs" Noble, recorded in New York City in late 1940 or early 1941 by Woody H ...

", 1887) for cello and piano, for octet, and in various other arrangements. He also composed many dance pieces, notably the waltz ''Sous les firnes'' ("Under the Ash Trees", 1884) and the highly original polka ''Frais minois'' ("Fresh Face"). ''Sérénade Badine'' achieved some popularity by its numerous arrangements, including those for

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and piano, and

cello The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a bowed (sometimes plucked and occasionally hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually tuned in perfect fifths: from low to high, C2, G ...

and piano, as did other chamber works and light works for orchestra. * ''Adagio'' for violin and piano * ''Cassandre'', Bouffonnerie * ''Chanson Capriceuse'' for various instrumentations: cello or violin and piano; cello and orchestra * ''Chant Pastoral'' for oboe and piano or orchestra * ''En rêve'', Esquisse symphonique for orchestra, or piano solo * ''Frais minois'' ("Fresh Face") * ''Furtivement'', Impression musicale * ''Impressions - Six Morceaux pour Violion et and Piano'' (1894, Schott Frères, Bruxelles) # ''Simplicité'' # ''Insouciance'' # ''Quiétude'' # ''Souvenir'' # ''Mélancolie'' # ''Allègresse'' * ''Impromptu-valse'' for piano * ''Intermezzo'' for various instrumentations: cello or violin and piano; cello and orchestra; piano solo * ''La Soixantaine'', Chers souvenirs * ''4 Morceaux'' for Cello and Piano # ''Dans le calme du soir'', Mélodie # ''Fleur novelle'', Romance # ''Radotages'' # ''Douce Rencontre'' * ''Pasquinade'' for various instrumentations: cello (or violin, or viola, or mandolin, or flute, or oboe, or clarinet, or alto saxophone) and piano; cello and orchestra; piano solo; piano 4-hands * ''2 Pieces'' for cello and piano # ''Lamento'' (1887) for various instrumentations: cello (or violin, or viola, or flute, or clarinet) and piano # ''La Cinquantaine'', Air dans le style ancien ("The Golden Wedding", 1887) for various instrumentations: cello (or violin, or viola, or mandolin, or flute, or oboe, or clarinet, or alto saxophone) and piano; cello and quintet; piano solo; piano 4-hands; organ; harmonium; orchestra; military band; voice and piano; 2 voices and piano * ''3 Pieces'' for cello and piano # ''Romance'' (also for violin and piano) # ''Sérénade badine'' (also for violin, viola, mandolin, flute, oboe, or clarinet and piano) # ''Tzigane'', Mazurka (also for violin and piano, cello and orchestra, piano solo, and piano 4-hands) * ''Près du Gourbi'', Fantaisie arabe * ''Renouveau'' for piano * ''Rêverie'' for various instrumentations: cello (or violin, or viola, or mandolin, or flute, or oboe, or clarinet, or alto saxophone) and piano; cello and orchestra; piano solo; piano 4-hands * ''Songe d'enfant'' for orchestra, or piano solo * ''Sous les firnes'' ("Under the Ash Trees", 1884) * ''Sur la route'', Marche bohême * ''Vieille histoire'' for various instrumentations: cello or violin and piano; cello and orchestra; chamber orchestra; piano solo; piano 4-hands * ''Retraite Croate'' ("Croatian Retreat")https://archives.bso.org/Search.aspx?searchType=Performance&Work=Retraite%20Croate%20 archives.bso.org Retrieved 2020-05-17

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marie, Jean Gabriel 1852 births 1928 deaths French male classical composers French opera composers Male opera composers