Amédée Henri Gustave Noël Gastoué (19 March 1873 – 1 June 1943) was a French
musicologist
Musicology (from Greek μουσική ''mousikē'' 'music' and -λογια ''-logia'', 'domain of study') is the scholarly analysis and research-based study of music. Musicology departments traditionally belong to the humanities, although some mu ...
and composer.
Biography
A
Kapellmeister
(, also , ) from German ''Kapelle'' (chapel) and ''Meister'' (master)'','' literally "master of the chapel choir" designates the leader of an ensemble of musicians. Originally used to refer to somebody in charge of music in a chapel, the term ha ...
at the , professor of
gregorian chant
Gregorian chant is the central tradition of Western plainchant, a form of monophonic, unaccompanied sacred song in Latin (and occasionally Greek) of the Roman Catholic Church. Gregorian chant developed mainly in western and central Europe durin ...
at the
Schola Cantorum
The Schola Cantorum de Paris is a private conservatory in Paris. It was founded in 1894 by Charles Bordes, Alexandre Guilmant and Vincent d'Indy as a counterbalance to the Paris Conservatoire's emphasis on opera.
History
La Schola was founded i ...
of Paris, Gastoué was particularly interested in
Byzantine music
Byzantine music (Greek: Βυζαντινή μουσική) is the music of the Byzantine Empire. Originally it consisted of songs and hymns composed to Greek texts used for courtly ceremonials, during festivals, or as paraliturgical and liturgical ...
, that of the Middle Ages and Armenian musical art. He also taught choral chant and
Medieval music
Medieval music encompasses the sacred and secular music of Western Europe during the Middle Ages, from approximately the 6th to 15th centuries. It is the first and longest major era of Western classical music and followed by the Renaissance ...
at the
Institut catholique de Paris
The Institut Catholique de Paris (ICP), known in English as the Catholic University of Paris (and in Latin as ''Universitas catholica Parisiensis''), is a private university located in Paris, France.
History: 1875–present
The Institut Catholiq ...
, the
Collège Stanislas and the
Lycée Montaigne. He was president of the (1934–1936) and remains known for his studies and writings. He was raised to the dignity of Commander of the Pontifical Order of
Pope Gregory I
Pope Gregory I ( la, Gregorius I; – 12 March 604), commonly known as Saint Gregory the Great, was the bishop of Rome from 3 September 590 to his death. He is known for instigating the first recorded large-scale mission from Rome, the Gregori ...
by
Pope Pius X
Pope Pius X ( it, Pio X; born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto; 2 June 1835 – 20 August 1914) was head of the Catholic Church from 4 August 1903 to his death in August 1914. Pius X is known for vigorously opposing modernist interpretations of C ...
.
Gastoué is the great-great-grandfather of
Emmanuel Trenque
Emmanuel Trenque is a contemporary French choir conductor.
Biography
A titular of the DNESM (Diplôme National d'Études Supérieures Musicales) of choir direction of the Lyon Conservatory, Emmanuel Trenque studied piano, accompaniment, solfe ...
, himself an organist and
choral conductor
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance, such as an orchestral or choral concert. It has been defined as "the art of directing the simultaneous performance of several players or singers by the use of gesture." The primary duties ...
.
Studies
List according to the « Principaux ouvrages du même auteur » of ''Graduel et l'antiphonaire romains, histoire et description'' (fac-similé)
* ''Le Graduel et l'antiphonaire romains, histoire et description'', Jeanin frères, Lyon 1913, 302 p
(fac-similé)
* ''Histoire du chant liturgique à Paris I, Dès origines à la fin des temps carolingiens'', Poussielgue, Paris, 86 p.
* ''Cours théorique et pratique de plain-chant romain grégorien'', Bureau de l'édition de la Schola cantorum, Paris 1904, 222 p.
* ''Les Origines du chant romain, l'Antiphonaire grégorien'',
''Les Origines du chant romain, l'Antiphonaire grégorien''
/ref> Alphonse Picard & fils, Paris 1907
* ''Introduction à la Paléographie musicale byzantine; Catalogue des manuscrits de musique byzantine de la Bibliothèque nationale de Paris et des Bibliothèques publiques de France'', Société internationale de musique et Geuthner, Paris 1907André Mocquereau
André Mocquereau (6 June 1849 – 18 January 1930) was a French monk at Solesmes Abbey, Gregorian musicologist, who had a great influence on the restoration of Gregorian chant thanks to his musical ability.
His scientific studies resulted in the ...
, ''Le nombre musical grégorien ou rythmique grégorienne, théorie et pratique'', tome II, p.xviii-xix, Abbaye Saint-Pierre, Solesmes 1927.
Musical work
* ''Jeanne d'Arc'', partition (récits, soli et chœurs, réduction de l'accompagnement au piano), légende en trois parties (Paris, Bonne Presse).
* ''Viviane'', préludes et musique de scène (for the three-act drama by Georges Gourdon)
* ''Cantiques populaires'', three series (Paris, Schola).
* ''Credo à quatre voix mixtes a cappella pour alterner avec le chant liturgique'' (same publisher)
* ''Petit Salut à deux voix égales et orgue'', collection des Sclecla opéra.
* ''Messes et motets à plusieurs voix''.
References
External links
Amédée Gastoué
on Encyclopédie Larousse
Association des amis de l'orgue de Pibrac
''Amédée Gastoué / Henri de Villiers – Au sang qu’un Dieu va répandre''
on Liturgia
Amédée GASTOUÉ
on the site of the Académie française
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20th-century French musicologists
20th-century French composers
Writers from Paris
1873 births
1943 deaths
Presidents of the Société française de musicologie