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Georges Hüe
Georges Adolphe Hüe (6 May 1858 – 7 June 1948) was a French composer of european classical music, classical music. Biography Hüe was born in Versailles (city), Versailles into a noted family of architects. His musical education included studies with Charles Gounod and César Franck. In 1879, he won the Prix de Rome with his cantata ''Médée''. Upon his return to Paris, the Opéra Comique produced his first stage work, ''Les Pantins'' ("The Jumping Jacks"). This plotless, two-act set-piece for four singers doubling roles completely ignored fashionable realist trends of the day, and won high acclaim. For the next twenty years, his musical career went in other directions. Hüe returned to the stage with his first full-length opera, ''Le Roi de Paris'', a historical drama with a subplot about unrequited love. His follow-up opera was ''Titania''. Stimulated by fantasy and Shakespeare, this work is noteworthy for its Impressionist music, impressionistic woodland scenes for chorus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Hue
Georges may refer to: Places * Georges River, New South Wales, Australia * Georges Quay (Dublin) *Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Other uses *Georges (name) * ''Georges'' (novel), a novel by Alexandre Dumas * "Georges" (song), a 1977 song originally recorded by Pat Simon and covered by Sylvie Vartan *Georges (store), a department store in Melbourne, Australia from 1880 to 1995 * Georges (''Green Card'' character) People with the surname * Eugenia Georges, American anthropologist *Karl Ernst Georges (1806–1895), German classical philologist and lexicographer, known for his edition of Latin-German dictionaries. See also *École secondaire Georges-P.-Vanier, a high school in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada *École secondaire Georges-Vanier in Laval, Quebec, Canada * French cruiser ''Georges Leygues'', commissioned in 1937 * French frigate ''Georges Leygues'' (D640), commissioned in 1979 *George (other) *Georges Creek (other) *Georges Creek Coal and Iron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolphe Hennebains
Adolphe Hennebains (14 November 1862 – 17 September 1914) was a French classical flautist and music teacher. Biography Hennebains comes from a large shoemaker family. In 1878, he entered the class of Joseph-Henri Altès at the Conservatoire de Paris and received his first prize in 1880. The same year, he was a solo flute player at the Pasdeloup Orchestra and - after his military service - in 1884, solo flute to the Concerts Lamoureux. In 1890, he joined the Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris where he was flute solo in 1892. From 1893, Hennebains was assistant to Paul Taffanel at the Conservatoire de Paris and his successor during the 1909 summer. Among his pupils were René Le Roy, Marcel Moyse and Joseph Rampal. As chamber music partner, Hennebains played with Ferruccio Busoni, Alfred Cortot, George Enescu and Wanda Landowska Wanda Aleksandra Landowska (5 July 1879 – 16 August 1959) was a Polish harpsichordist and pianist whose performances, teaching, writing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musicians From Versailles
A musician is a person who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to designate one who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters who write both music and lyrics for songs, conductors who direct a musical performance, or performers who perform for an audience. A music performer is generally either a singer who provides vocals or an instrumentalist who plays a musical instrument. Musicians may perform on their own or as part of a group, band or orchestra. Musicians specialize in a musical style, and some musicians play in a variety of different styles depending on cultures and background. A musician who records and releases music can be known as a recording artist. Types Composer A composer is a musician who creates musical compositions. The title is principally used for those who write classical music or film music. Those who write the music for popular songs may be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Impressionist Composers
Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement An art movement is a tendency or style in art with a specific common philosophy or goal, followed by a group of artists during a specific period of time, (usually a few months, years or decades) or, at least, with the heyday of the movement defin ... characterized by relatively small, thin, yet visible brush strokes, open Composition (visual arts), composition, emphasis on accurate depiction of light in its changing qualities (often accentuating the effects of the passage of time), ordinary subject matter, unusual visual angles, and inclusion of movement as a crucial element of human perception and experience. Impressionism originated with a group of Paris-based artists whose independent exhibitions brought them to prominence during the 1870s and 1880s. The Impressionists faced harsh opposition from the conventional art community in France. The name of the style derives from the title of a Claude Monet work, ''Impression, soleil l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
