Louis Aubert
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Louis Aubert (February 19, 1877, Saint-Malo - January 9, 1968, Paris) was a French composer.
[edit] Biography
He was sent by his parents (who saw their son's musical talent), at an early age, to receive tuition in Paris. It was for his voice that he first became known, primarily for his renditions of the Pie Jesu from Fauré's Requiem at the Église de la Madeleine in Paris. The young Aubert met Fauré at the Paris Conservatoire, and he was a regular at his composition classes.
Aubert was also an excellent pianist, indeed, Maurice Ravel wrote for and dedicated to him, his Valses nobles et sentimentales.
Aubert's first personal composition was a fairy story, The Blue Forest, written for voice, which described the tales of Charles Perrault. This work, composed in 1904 had success in Boston, but was not performed in France until 1924.
Although Breton by birth, he was little inspired by his home region.
Aubert also wrote popular songs, notably for Marie Dubas. He was also a contributing journalist to the magazines Chanteclerc, Paris-soir, Le journal and Opera.
He died in near-oblivion in Paris in 1968.
[edit] Publications
- L'Orchestre, Paris, PUF, 1951.
- Notice sur la vie et les travaux de Gustave Charpentier, Paris, Firmin-Didot, 1956.
[edit] Bibliographie
- Louis Vuillemin, L. Aubert et son œuvre, Paris, Durand, 1921.
- R. Bernard, « L. Aubert » in La revue musicale, VIII, 1927.
- Article dans le mensuel La Bretagne à Paris, juin 1956.
- Vladimir Jankélévitch, Ravel, Seuil, coll. Solfèges.
- H. Corbes, « Louis Aubert compositeur malouin » in Bulletin de la société d'histoire et d'archéologie de Saint-Malo, 1981.
