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Jeanne Marie Louise Barbillion (12 October 1895 – 8 August 1992) was a French pianist, violinist, and composer.


Life

Born in Paris, Barbillion attended the
Schola Cantorum de Paris The Schola Cantorum de Paris ( being ) is a private conservatory in Paris. It was founded in 1894 by Charles Bordes, Alexandre Guilmant and Vincent d'Indy as a counterbalance to the Paris Conservatoire's emphasis on opera. History The Schola ...
from the age of 8. She was a pupil of
Vincent d'Indy Paul Marie Théodore Vincent d'Indy (; 27 March 18512 December 1931) was a French composer and teacher. His influence as a teacher, in particular, was considerable. He was a co-founder of the Schola Cantorum de Paris and also taught at the Pa ...
(who nicknamed her "the Chameleon") who gave her orchestration lessons, and Berthe Duranton. In the late 1910s, she performed as a violinist with Vincent d'Indy in pieces by
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,
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and
Vincent d'Indy Paul Marie Théodore Vincent d'Indy (; 27 March 18512 December 1931) was a French composer and teacher. His influence as a teacher, in particular, was considerable. He was a co-founder of the Schola Cantorum de Paris and also taught at the Pa ...
.. In the 1920s, she created the Barbillion Quartet, in collaboration with Denise Vidaillet, Edwige Bergeron, Madeleine Portier, and Marcel Vernet.. She composed and created several of her works for her quartet, (''La tristesse de Pan'', 13 March 1926) for example). In the 1940s, Barbillion taught
chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of Musical instrument, instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a Great chamber, palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music ...
at the . In 1972, she took part in a day in homage to Charles Fourier, for whom she composed a ''Hymne sylvestre'' for mixed choir and mezzo-soprano, ''Scènes champêtres'' for piano four hands, and ''En forêt'' for piano four hands. In 1926, she lived on . In 1939 she was awarded the title of Officier of the
Ordre des Palmes académiques A suite, in Western classical music, is an ordered set of instrumental or orchestral/concert band pieces. It originated in the late 14th century as a pairing of dance tunes; and grew in scope so that by the early 17th century it comprised up to ...
. Barbillon died in Paris at the age of 96.


Work

* 1926. ''Provence. Deux pièces,'' for piano (éd. Maurice-Senart) * 1926. ''Sonate en ré majeur,'' for violin and piano (éd. Maurice-Senart). In concert at la Salle des agriculteurs in June 1925. at the September 1925 Salon d'automne and in concert on radio in June 1927. * 1928. ''Trio,'' for piano, violin and cello (éd. Fortin) * 1930. ''Sonate synthétique,'' for cello and piano (éditions Fortin, 1934) * 1936. ''Quatuor à cordes,'' for two violins, viola and cello * 1972. ''Hymne sylvestre,'' for
mixed choir A choir ( ), also known as a chorale or chorus (from Latin ''chorus'', meaning 'a dance in a circle') is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform or in other words ...
and
mezzo-soprano A mezzo-soprano (, ), or mezzo ( ), is a type of classical music, classical female singing human voice, voice whose vocal range lies between the soprano and the contralto voice types. The mezzo-soprano's vocal range usually extends from the A bel ...
. Score available a
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* 1972. ''Scènes champêtres,'' 6 pieces for children ("Sur la route", "Aux champs", "Le ruisseau", "À la ferme", "L’orage", "Le retour"), for piano four hands * 1972. ''En forêt'' ("Jeux", "Soir", "Départ matinal", "Sieste")'','' for piano four hands. * ''Aurora,'' for male choir * ''Automne,'' for voice and piano * ''Chorale et pastorale en rondeau,'' for
ondes Martenot The ondes Martenot ( ; , ) or ondes musicales () is an early electronic musical instrument. It is played with a lateral-vibrato Keyboard instrument, keyboard or by moving a ring tied to a wire, creating "wavering" sounds similar to a theremin. D ...
, organ and strings * ''Cortège funèbre,'' for English horn and string orchestra * ''Dédicace,'' for soprano, women's choir and piano * Two symphonic movements for orchestra * ''Étude symphonique'' for orchestra * ''Dorian Hymn,'' for viola and chromatic harp * ''Ile de France,'' for flute and piano * ''Impression maritime,'' for piano (published by Fortin, 1930) * ''Jeanne d'Arc à Rouen,'' for soloists, choir and orchestra * Cadence for Beethoven's
Violin Concerto A violin concerto is a concerto for solo violin (occasionally, two or more violins) and instrumental ensemble (customarily orchestra). Such works have been written since the Baroque period, when the solo concerto form was first developed, up thro ...
* ''Pan's Sadness,'' for baritone, flute, harp and (?) * ''The Erinnyes,'' for soprano, tenor and orchestra * ''The Flies,'' for women's choir * ''La noce, nocturne'', for voice and piano. In concert at the TSF, 26 June 1927 * ''Poème d'été,'' for flute, oboe, cello, bassoon and piano * ''Poème,'' for cello and piano * ''Provence'', for piano * ''Quatuor avec piano,'' for violin, viola, cello and piano * ''Quintette à vent'' * ''Sonate,'' for piano * ''Trio avec piano,'' for violoi, cello and piano. Prix Marmontel, 1928. * ''Variations sur des vieux Noëls,'' pour quatuor à cordes et orgue. Premiered 25 December 1935 by
Maurice Duruflé Maurice Gustave Duruflé (; 11 January 1902 – 16 June 1986) was a French composer, organist, musicologist, and teacher. Life and career Duruflé was born in Louviers, Eure in 1902. He attended Rouen Cathedral Choir School from 1912 to 1918, ...


Recording

* 1923. ''Quatuor nº2,'' (
Vincent d'Indy Paul Marie Théodore Vincent d'Indy (; 27 March 18512 December 1931) was a French composer and teacher. His influence as a teacher, in particular, was considerable. He was a co-founder of the Schola Cantorum de Paris and also taught at the Pa ...
) by the Barbillion quartet. Gramophone W 507 à 509.


Video

* 2020.
Sonate
'' for violin and piano, by Francis Paraïso.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barbillion, Jeanne 20th-century French violinists 20th-century French women musicians French women classical violinists 20th-century French composers French women composers 1895 births 1992 deaths Musicians from Paris