Adrien Barthe, born Grat-Norbert Barthe (7 June 1828 – 13 August 1898), was a French composer.

Career

Born in

Bayonne Bayonne () is a city in southwestern France near the France–Spain border, Spanish border. It is a communes of France, commune and one of two subprefectures in France, subprefectures in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques departments of France, departm ...

, Barthe studied music under Aimé Leborne at the Paris Conservatory. An early composition, ''Francesca de Rimini'', was lauded by the Rome Institute, and his subsequent cantatas ''Judith'' and ''Don Carlos'' were well received. Performances of ''Aubade'' in 1893 by conductor

Paul Taffanel Claude-Paul Taffanel (16 September 1844 – 22 November 1908) was a French flautist, conductor and instructor, regarded as the founder of the French Flute School that dominated much of flute composition and performance during the mid-20th century. ...

were popular with audiences to the extent that Taffanel published praise of Barthe: "your delightful work earned us our first success".Blakeman, p. 70. Moving from composition to theatre work, Barthe's ''La Fiancée d'Abydos'' appeared on stage in

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and

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, starring Jean-Vital Jammes, however, flaws in the composition persuaded Barthe to retire shortly after December 1865, becoming a teacher. He died in

Asnières-sur-Seine Asnières-sur-Seine () is a Communes of France, commune in the Hauts-de-Seine Departments of France, department and Île-de-France Regions of France, region of north-central France. It lies on the left bank of the river Seine, some eight kilometr ...

, leaving behind several unpublished manuscripts.Dey, p. 1-3.

Selected works

Below is a list of works published by Barthe during his lifetime. * ''Aubade'' * ''La Fiancée d'abydos'', opera in 4 acts (libretto:Jules Adenis) * ''Pays Basque''. Esquisses musicales, for piano 4-hands * ''Six Piéces'', for oboe and piano. Contains: ''Idylle''; ''Legende''; ''Bourrée''; ''Le Berger''; ''Couvre feu''; ''Scherzo''

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* * 1828 births 1898 deaths 19th-century French classical composers 19th-century French male musicians Conservatoire de Paris alumni French classical composers French male classical composers People from Bayonne {{France-composer-stub