Hedwige Chrétien
Hedwige (Gennaro)-Chrétien (15 July 1859 – 1944) was a French composer. Life Born in Compiègne, Chrétien was appointed professor at the Paris Conservatoire in 1889 where she had previously been a student from 1874, studying with Ernest Guiraud. In 1881, she won first prize in harmony, counterpoint and fugue. She also won first prize in piano and in composition in other ''Competitive examination, concours'', which she entered.Programme: 136e Concert de Chambre Hebdomadaire (1898) (Audition des oeuvres de Madame Hedwige Chrétien) She was a prolific composer, yet not much else is known about her life. Her compositions, about 150 in all, consist of pieces for piano, orchestral and chamber works, songs, two ballets Arthur Elson (1903) ''Woman's work in music'', The Page Company, Boston, digitized by Google Books and two one-act operas.''Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'' (2001) One of the most extensive collections of her work in the United States is held in the Univers ...
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