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Joseph Gagnier
Joseph Gagnier (5 April 1854 – 9 April 1919) was a Canadian clarinetist and the father of an important Canadian family of musicians. Life and career Born in L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec, Gagnier moved to Montreal in 1874 after deciding to pursue a music career. In that city he studied the clarinet with Oscar Arnold and Jacques Vanpoucke. He was also a student of music theory with Joseph Geai and Ernest Lavigne. Gagnier began his career performing in the orchestras of a variety of Montreal theatres during the late 1870s and 1880s. From 1890-1919 he was clarinetist at Sohmer Park. In the 1905-1906 season he, along with his son J.-J. Gagnier, became a bassoonist in J.-J. Goulet's Montreal Symphony Orchestra, following the ensemble's unsuccessful attempt to acquire two bassoonists among the city's other musicians. He continued to play with that orchestra as a clarinetist up into the latter years of his life. He died in Montreal in 1919. Gagnier was the father of 27 children. He ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarinet
The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The instrument has a nearly cylindrical bore and a flared bell, and uses a single reed to produce sound. Clarinets comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches. The clarinet family is the largest such woodwind family, with more than a dozen types, ranging from the BB♭ contrabass to the E♭ soprano. The most common clarinet is the B soprano clarinet. German instrument maker Johann Christoph Denner is generally credited with inventing the clarinet sometime after 1698 by adding a register key to the chalumeau, an earlier single-reed instrument. Over time, additional keywork and the development of airtight pads were added to improve the tone and playability. Today the clarinet is used in classical music, military bands, klezmer, jazz, and other styles. It is a standard fixture of the orchestra and concert band. Etymology The word ''clarinet'' may have entered the English language via the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Gagnier
René Gagnier (30 May 1892 – 25 May 1951) was a Canadian conductor, composer, euphonium player, violinist, and music educator. His compositional output includes several marches, waltzes, works for solo violin, and some chamber and symphonic music, all of which remains unpublished. Life and career Born in Montreal, Quebec, Gagnier was the son of clarinetist Joseph Gagnier and received his earliest musical training from him. His later teachers included violinists Saul Brant, Albert Chamberland, and Alfred De Sève. He had 26 siblings, many of whom also became professional musicians of note, including Armand Gagnier, Ernest Gagnier, Guillaume Gagnier, J.-J. Gagnier, Lucien Gagnier, and Réal Gagnier. A number of his nieces and nephews also became notable musicians, including Claire Gagnier, Ève Gagnier, Gérald Gagnier, and Roland Gagnier. From 1918-1929, Gagnier served as the assistant conductor of Loew's Theatre in Montreal. He was also active as a violinist in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Clarinetists
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''Canadian''. Canada is a multilingual and multicultural society home to people of groups of many different ethnic, religious, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World immigrants and their descendants. Following the initial period of French and then the much larger British colonization, different waves (or peaks) of immigration and settlement of non-indigenous peoples took place over the course of nearly two centuries and continue today. Elements of Indigenous, French, British, and more recent immigrant customs, languages, and religions have combined to form the culture of Canada, and thus a Canadian identity. Canada has also been strongly influenced by its linguistic, geographic, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Classical Bassoonists
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''Canadian''. Canada is a multilingual and multicultural society home to people of groups of many different ethnic, religious, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World immigrants and their descendants. Following the initial period of French and then the much larger British colonization, different waves (or peaks) of immigration and settlement of non-indigenous peoples took place over the course of nearly two centuries and continue today. Elements of Indigenous, French, British, and more recent immigrant customs, languages, and religions have combined to form the culture of Canada, and thus a Canadian identity. Canada has also been strongly influenced by its linguistic, geographic, and eco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1919 Deaths
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1854 Births
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Roland Gagnier
Roland (; frk, *Hrōþiland; lat-med, Hruodlandus or ''Rotholandus''; it, Orlando or ''Rolando''; died 15 August 778) was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle known as the Matter of France. The historical Roland was military governor of the Breton March, responsible for defending Francia's frontier against the Bretons. His only historical attestation is in Einhard's ''Vita Karoli Magni'', which notes he was part of the Frankish rearguard killed in retribution by the Basques in Iberia at the Battle of Roncevaux Pass. The story of Roland's death at Roncevaux Pass was embellished in later medieval and Renaissance literature. The first and most famous of these epic treatments was the Old French ''Chanson de Roland'' of the 11th century. Two masterpieces of Italian Renaissance poetry, the ''Orlando Innamorato'' and ''Orlando Furioso'' (by Matteo Maria Boiardo and Ludovico Ariosto respectively), are even furthe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gérald Gagnier
Gérald Gagnier (14 October 1926 – 14 January 1961) was a Canadian bandmaster, composer, and trumpeter. His compositional output includes the symphonic poem ''Polyphème'', a ''Prélude'' for piano, a ''Suite romantique'' for strings, and ''Rolandineries'' for piano. Life and career Born in Montreal, Gagnier was the son of musician René Gagnier and received his earliest musical training in the trumpet, piano, and music theory from him. His grandfather Joseph Gagnier had 26 children, many of whom also became professional musicians of note; including Armand Gagnier, Ernest Gagnier, Guillaume Gagnier, J.-J. Gagnier, Lucien Gagnier, Réal Gagnier, and René Gagnier. Several of his cousins became notable musicians, including Claire Gagnier, Ève Gagnier, and Roland Gagnier. He attended the Séminaire Saint-Joseph de Trois-Rivières from 1939 to 1945 where he received his general education. In 1945 Gagnier entered the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ève Gagnier
Ève Gagnier (November 12, 1930 – September 19, 1984) was an actress and singer in Quebec, Canada. The daughter of René Gagnier, a musician, conductor and composer, she was born in Montreal and was educated at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal, studying voice with Martial Singher, piano with and harp with Marcel Grandjany. In 1957, Gagnier took on the role of Tite-Ange in the film ', followed by the same role in the television series '; this first brought her to the attention of the Quebec public. From 1954 to 1966, she performed as a singer on the program ''L'Heure du concert''. She went on to perform in various operettas and musical comedies on stage and on CBC radio and television. She also provided voices for various children's programs such as ''Passe-Partout'' (as Cannelle). Her sister Claire was also a well-known singer. She died in Montreal at the age of 53 at the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal The Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal (founded in 1645) was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Gagnier
Claire Gagnier (March 28, 1924 – December 25, 2022) was a Canadian soprano singer from Quebec. Life and career Gagnier was born in Montreal on March 28, 1924, and took voice lessons from . In 1944, she won first prize on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) program ''Singing Stars of Tomorrow''. Assisted by a grant from the provincial government, she attended the Juilliard School in New York City. In May 1945, she appeared in ''The Marriage of Figaro'' with members of the Metropolitan Opera. Gagnier appeared in many concerts in Canada and the United States. She performed in CBC radio and television opera broadcasts, including ''La bohème'', ''Così fan tutte'' and ''Madama Butterfly''. She appeared regularly on the CBC radio program "Serenade For Strings" and the CBC television shows "À la claire fontaine" and "The Jackie Rae Show". In 1972, she received the Calixa-Lavallée Award from the Montreal Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society. Gagnier was named to the Order of Canada i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Réal Gagnier
Réal (; ca, Real) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ... in southern France. Geography Réal is in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. Population Sites of interest * The Saint-Romain church, built between the 11th and 17th centuries. * The Puyvalador lake. See also * Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department References Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilles Potvin
Gilles Potvin, (23 October 1923 – 4 September 2000) was a Canadian music critic and music historian. Potvin was born in Montreal. He was a music critic for ''Le Devoir'' (1961–66, 1973–85) and '' La Presse'' (1966–70). From 1970 to 1976 he served as the editor of '' The Canada Music Book'' and from 1976 to 1980 he was President of the . He was notably the co-editor, with Helmut Kallmann and Kenneth Winters, of '' The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada''; also contributing more than 300 articles to that publication. He was a leading authority on the life and career of soprano Emma Albani and he translated the singer's autobiography into the French language (published 1972). For many years he wrote program notes for the Montreal Symphony Orchestra (MSO), and in 1984 he published a history of the MSO in the year of that orchestra's 50th anniversary. For 42 years Potvin worked for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in a variety of roles, including record librarian, musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
