Claude Terrasse (27 January 1867 – 30 June 1923) was a French composer of operettas. Terrasse was born in

L'Arbresle L'Arbresle () is a commune of the Rhône department, eastern France. Composer Claude Terrasse and inventor Barthélemy Thimonnier were born in L'Arbresle. Population See also * Communes of the Rhône department The following is a list of t ...

Rhône The Rhône ( , ; wae, Rotten ; frp, Rôno ; oc, Ròse ) is a major river in France and Switzerland, rising in the Alps and flowing west and south through Lake Geneva and southeastern France before discharging into the Mediterranean Sea. At Ar ...

. He became known by writing the music for the play ''

Ubu Roi ''Ubu Roi'' (; "Ubu the King" or "King Ubu") is a play by French writer Alfred Jarry, then 23 years old. It was first performed in Paris in 1896, by Aurélien Lugné-Poe's Théâtre de l'Œuvre at the Nouveau-Théâtre (today, the Théâtre de ...

'' by

Alfred Jarry Alfred Jarry (; 8 September 1873 – 1 November 1907) was a French symbolist writer who is best known for his play '' Ubu Roi'' (1896). He also coined the term and philosophical concept of 'pataphysics. Jarry was born in Laval, Mayenne, France, ...

in 1896. In Paris, his brother-in-law, the painter

Pierre Bonnard Pierre Bonnard (; 3 October 186723 January 1947) was a French painter, illustrator and printmaker, known especially for the stylized decorative qualities of his paintings and his bold use of color. A founding member of the Post-Impressionist gr ...

, introduced him to the artistic world and the ''avant-garde'' literature and art of the time. Bonnard also did several portraits of him. In 1890, Terrasse married Andrée Bonnard, sister of the artist Pierre Bonnard. By 1899, they had six children, several of whom appear in Bonnard paintings. Their son Charles Terrasse published a monograph on Bonnard in 1927. Terrasse died in Paris, and was buried in the

Montmartre Cemetery The Cemetery of Montmartre (french: link=no, Cimetière de Montmartre) is a cemetery in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, France, that dates to the early 19th century. Officially known as the Cimetière du Nord, it is the third largest necropolis ...

Works

* ''Vive la France!'' – ''Trilogie à grand spectacle'' (trilogy of a great spectacle) – libretto by

Franc-Nohain Maurice Étienne Legrand, who published under the pseudonym Franc-Nohain (; 25 October 187218 October 1934), was a French librettist and poet. He is best known for his libretti for Maurice Ravel's opera '' L'heure espagnole'' and for numerous oper ...

– (Theater of the Pantins, Paris; 29 March 1898) * ''La petite femme de Loth'' –

Opéra bouffe Opéra bouffe (, plural: ''opéras bouffes'') is a genre of late 19th-century French operetta, closely associated with Jacques Offenbach, who produced many of them at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens, inspiring the genre's name. Opéras bouf ...

in 3 acts – libretto by

Tristan Bernard Tristan Bernard (7 September 1866 – 7 December 1947) was a French playwright, novelist, journalist and lawyer. Life He studied law, and after his military service, he started his career as the manager of an aluminium smelter. In the 1890s, ...

(first presented at the

Théâtre des Mathurins The théâtre des Mathurins, also called Les Mathurins, is a Parisian theatre located 36, rue des Mathurins in the 8th arrondissement of Paris established in 1897. Directions * 1898–1901: Marguerite Deval * 1901–1908: Jules Berny * 1908: ...

, Paris; 1 October 1900) * ''Les travaux d'Hercule'' – opera in 3 acts – libretto by

Robert de Flers Robert Pellevé de La Motte-Ango, marquis de Flers (25 November 1872, Pont-l'Évêque, Calvados – 30 July 1927, Vittel) was a French playwright, opera librettist, and journalist.Pierre Barillet, ''Les Seigneurs du rire: Flers – Caillavet – ...

and

Gaston Arman de Caillavet Gaston Arman de Caillavet (13 March 1869 – 13 January 1915) was a French playwright. Early life Gaston Arman de Caillavet was born on 13 March 1869. He was the son of Albert Arman de Caillavet and Léontine Lippmann. His maternal grandfat ...

– ( Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens, Paris; 7 March 1901) * ''Le sire de Vergy'' – Opéra bouffe in 3 acts – libretto by Robert de Flers and Gaston Arman de Caillavet – (

Théâtre des Variétés The Théâtre des Variétés is a theatre and "salle de spectacles" at 7–8, boulevard Montmartre, 2nd arrondissement, in Paris. It was declared a monument historique in 1974. History It owes its creation to the theatre director Mademoisell ...

, Paris; 16 April 1903) * ''Monsieur de la Palisse'' – opera in 3 acts – libretto by Robert de Flers and Gaston Arman de Caillavet – (Paris; 2 November 1904) * ''L'ingénu libertin, ou La Marquise et le Marmiton'' – conte galant en trois actes – libretto by Louis Artus – ( Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens, Paris; 11 December 1907) * ''Le mariage de Télémaque'' – Opéra bouffe in 5 acts – libretto by Jules Lemaitre and Maurice Donnay – (Opéra-Comique, Paris; 4 May 1910) * ''Les lucioles'' – ballet by Mme. Mariquita – (Opéra-Comique, Paris; 28 December 1910) * ''Pantagruel'' – opera in 5 acts – libretto by

and Eugène Demolder (30 January 1911) * ''Miss Alice des P.T.T.''

musical comedy Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movement ...

in 3 acts – lyrics by Tristan Bernard and Maurice Vaucaire – (Theater of the Cigale, Paris; 14 December 1912) * ''Faust en ménage'' – lyric fantasy in one act – libretto by Albert Carré – (Theater of the Potinière, Paris; 5 January 1924)

References

External links

Claude Terrasse
on data.bnf.fr *
Website (in French) devoted to Claude Terrasse
1867 births 1923 deaths People from L'Arbresle French male classical composers French operetta composers French opera composers Male opera composers Burials at Montmartre Cemetery {{France-composer-stub