Robert Dussaut (19 September 1896 – 23 October 1969) was a French classical composer.

Life

Born in Paris from Robert Anatole Dussaut (hospital director) and Marthe Dussaut (they were first cousins), he entered the

Conservatoire de Paris The Conservatoire de Paris (), or the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (; CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue Jean Ja ...

in 1920. Violinist by training, he won the first Grand

Prix de Rome The Prix de Rome () or Grand Prix de Rome was a French scholarship for arts students, initially for painters and sculptors, that was established in 1663 during the reign of Louis XIV of France. Winners were awarded a bursary that allowed them t ...

in 1924 with the

cantata A cantata (; ; literally "sung", past participle feminine singular of the Italian language, Italian verb ''cantare'', "to sing") is a vocal music, vocal Musical composition, composition with an musical instrument, instrumental accompaniment, ty ...

''les Amants de Vérone''. After his stay at the

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in Rome from 1925 to 1928, he taught at the Conservatoire de Paris from 1936. His extensive catalogue covers several genres of music: theatrical, orchestral, chamber and vocal. Among many works, we owe him a

string quartet The term string quartet refers to either a type of musical composition or a group of four people who play them. Many composers from the mid-18th century onwards wrote string quartets. The associated musical ensemble consists of two Violin, violini ...

which was crowned by the Académie des Beaux-Arts with the 1st Grand Prix Jacques Durand. With additional instruments, this work is also in his catalogue as Symphony No.1 for strings, followed by a 2nd Choreographic Symphony; cycles of melodies including ''Élégie'' and ''Printemps'' also in violin and piano version; several lyrical dramas and particularly: ''La Fontaine de Pristina'' and ''Altanima'', opera premiered in 1969 at the

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. Hélène Covatti, composer, and Robert Dussaut are pianist

Thérèse Dussaut Thérèse Dussaut (born 20 September 1939) is a French pianist and music educator. Life Born in Versailles, the daughter of composers Robert Dussaut and Hélène Covatti, Thérèse Dussaut studied piano in France with Marguerite Long and Pier ...

's parents.

Selected works

* ''Altanima'', lyrical drama in 3 acts from a play by Audiberti, premiered on 21 March 1969 in Bordeaux, Jean Entremont conducting, with in the title-role. * ''La Fontaine de Pristina'', lyrical drama in four acts, words and music by the author * ''Manette Lescaut'',

opéra comique ''Opéra comique'' (; plural: ''opéras comiques'') is a genre of French opera that contains spoken dialogue and arias. It emerged from the popular ''opéras comiques en vaudevilles'' of the Théâtre de la foire, Fair Theatres of St Germain and S ...

in 3 acts. Libretto by Michel Carré * ''La conversion de Némania'', 3 acts, words and music by the author.

References

External links

Official website

Robert Dussaut
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dussaut, Robert Composers from Paris Conservatoire de Paris alumni Academic staff of the Conservatoire de Paris 20th-century French composers Prix de Rome for composition 1896 births 1969 deaths French classical composers French male classical composers 20th-century French male musicians