Gabriel Grovlez
Gabriel Marie Grovlez (4 April 1879 in Lille, France – 20 October 1944 in Paris, France) was an eminent French composer and conductor.
He studied with Gabriel Fauré at the Conservatoire de Paris, and taught at the Schola Cantorum.[1] His main work was with the Societé National de l'Opéra, and his compositions were mainly for voice. Much of his work shows strong neo-classical influences.
Works include L'almanach aux images, which are settings for the piano of poems, including Berceuse de la poupée and Petites litanies de Jésus.
Selected works
- Stage
- Cœur de Rubis, Légende féérique (Opera) in 3 acts (1906); libretto by Gabriel Montoya
- Maïmouna, Fantasy-Ballet in 2 scenes (1916); libretto by P. André Gérard
- La princesse au jardin, Ballet in 1 act (1943); libretto by Émile Vuillermoz
- Chamber music
- Sonata for violin and piano (1908)
- Divertissement for flute and piano (1912)
- Concertino for flute or clarinet and piano
- Lamento et tarentelle for clarinet and piano (1923)
- Romance et scherzo for flute and piano (1927)
- Sarabande et allegro for oboe and piano (1929)
- Sicilienne et allegro giocoso for bassoon and piano (1930)
- Romance, scherzo et finale for viola and piano (1932)
- Sonata for cello and piano (1936)
- Piano
- Au jardin de l'enfance (A Child's Garden), 6 Pieces after L'Art d'être grand-père by Victor Hugo (1907)
- La sieste
- Chose du soir
- Chanson de grand-père
- Chanson d'ancêtre
- Chanson pour faire danser en rond les petits enfants
- Pepita
- 3 Improvisations sur Londres (3 Impressions of London) (1910)
- Westminster Abbey in A minor
- The Park
- Soir de dimanche sur les bords de la Tamise (Sunday Evening on the Thames Embankment) in A♭ major
- L'almanach aux images, 8 Pieces after poems of Tristan Klingsor (1911)
- Les marionnettes
- Berceuse de la poupée
- La sarabande
- Chanson du chasseur
- Les Ånes
- Le pastour
- Chanson de l'escarpolette
- Petites litanies de Jésus
- Trois pièces (1913)
- Évocation
- Barcarolle
- Scherzo
- Fancies, 7 Pieces (1915)
- Sérénade
- Nocturne
- Petite valse
- Berceuse
- Fileuse
- Rêverie
- Cake Walk
- Trois valses romantiques (1917)
- Deux études de difficulté transcendante (1919)
- Impressions, 2 Pieces (1934)
- Vocal
- La chambre blanche, 10 Songs on poems of Henry Bataille (1903)
- La flûte for voice and piano (1907); words by José-Maria de Heredia
- Sagesse, 5 Poems of Paul Verlaine for high voice and piano (1910)
- Trois mélodies sur des poèmes de Jean Dominique for voice and piano (1912)
- Guitares et mandolines for voice and piano (1913); words by Camille Saint-Saëns
- Les mélancolies passionnées, 8 Songs on poems of Charles Guérin (1924)
- Trois ballades françaises for voice and piano on poems of Paul Fort (1927)
References
- ↑ "Grovlez Biography". Piano Society. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
External links
- Biography at pianosociety.com
- Free scores by Gabriel Grovlez at the International Music Score Library Project
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