Paul Alexandre Camille Chevillard (14 October 1859 – 30 May 1923) was a French composer and conductor.
Biography
He was born in Paris. He conducted the
Orchestre Lamoureux in the premieres of
Claude Debussy
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's ''
Nocturnes'' (1900 and 1901) and ''
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* ''La mer'' (Debussy), an orchestral composition by Claude Debussy
* "La Mer" (song), a 1946 song by Charles Trenet
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'' (1905), and promoted the music of
Albéric Magnard. He was the son-in-law of the conductor
Charles Lamoureux: in 1888 he married Lamoureux's daughter Marguerite. He died in
Chatou.
His pupils included
Suzanne Chaigneau,
Clotilde Coulombe
Clotilde Coulombe (4 April 1892 – 13 May 1985) was a Canadian pianist and Roman Catholic nun. She was the sister-in-law of musician Omer Létourneau.
Life and career
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,
Sophie Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté,
Yvonne Hubert,
Eugeniusz Morawski, and
Robert Soetens.
Selected works
;Stage
* ''La Rousalka'', Incidental Music for the play by
Édouard Schuré (1903)
;Orchestral
* ''Ballade symphonique'', Op. 6 (1889)
* ''Le chène et le roseau'' (The Oak and the Reed), Symphonic Poem after the fable by
Jean de La Fontaine, Op. 7 (published 1900)
* ''Fantaisie symphonique'', Op. 10
;Chamber music
* Piano Quintet in E minor, Op. 1 (1882)
* Piano Trio, Op. 3 (1884)
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* ''Quatre pièces'' (4 Pieces) for viola (or violin) and piano, Op. 4 (1887)
* Sonata for violin and piano, Op. 8 (published 1894)
* ''Quatre petites pièces'' (4 Little Pieces) for cello and piano, Op. 11 (1893)
* Sonata in B major for cello and piano, Op. 15 (1896)
* String Quartet in D major, Op. 16 (1897–98)
* ''Allegro'' for horn and piano, Op. 18
* ''Introduction et marche'' for viola and piano, Op. 22 (published 1905)
;Piano
* ''Thème et variations'', Op. 5
* ''Impromptu'' in D major, Op. 14
* ''Zacharie (d'apres Michel-Ange)'', Op. 19
* ''Étude chromatique''
;Vocal
* ''Attente'' for mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano, Op. 12
References
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Biographical details*
1859 births
1923 deaths
Musicians from Paris
Conservatoire de Paris alumni
Conservatoire de Paris faculty
French composers
French male composers
French conductors (music)
French male conductors (music)
Officiers of the Légion d'honneur
Pupils of Georges Mathias
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