Hervé Roullet (born 7 September 1947) is a composer and French Catholic writer.

Biography

Roullet was born in

Boulogne-Billancourt Boulogne-Billancourt (; often colloquially called simply Boulogne, until 1924 Boulogne-sur-Seine, ) is a wealthy and prestigious Communes of France, commune in the Parisian area, located from its Kilometre zero, centre. It is a Subprefectures in ...

, near Paris, on 7 September 1947. He is an engineer from the École supérieure d'agriculture d'Angers and he graduated from

IAE Paris The Institut d'administration des entreprises de Paris (also known as IAE Paris or Sorbonne Business School) is a public business school, part of University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne in Paris, France. It is also a component of the IAE's net ...

(also known as Sorbonne Graduate Business School). He spent his professional career in the Parisian headquarters of various banking groups. He is also a composer of piano music and liturgical chants and Christian writer.

Musical works

Roullet was taught by Henry Mesmin, a disciple of

Vincent d'Indy Paul Marie Théodore Vincent d'Indy (; 27 March 18512 December 1931) was a French composer and teacher. His influence as a teacher, in particular, was considerable. He was a co-founder of the Schola Cantorum de Paris and also taught at the Par ...

and

Déodat de Séverac Marie-Joseph Alexandre Déodat de Séverac (; 20 July 1872 – 24 March 1921) was a French composer. Life Séverac was born in Saint-Félix-de-Caraman, Haute-Garonne. He descended from a noble family, profoundly influenced by the musical trad ...

. He is of the romantic tradition, with modern characteristics. The writer and music critic Jean Cabourg defined him as a "musical watercolor artist haunted by grace " and added "a music which smells good, to quote Claude Debussy". His music, which is intimate and melodious, expresses a personal and original language. He pays homage to the beauty of creation, and appears to aim for an ideal which will give peace of mind and change of scenery. * Piano pieces The Pieces for piano are in two volumes : the ''Croquis champêtres'' et the ''Voyages oniriques''. Patrick Tudoret, the 2009 Grand prix de la Critique littéraire laureate, establishes a relationship between

Jean Cras Jean Émile Paul Cras (; 22 May 1879 – 14 September 1932) was a 20th-century French composer and career naval officer. His musical compositions were inspired by his native Brittany, his travels to Africa, and most of all, by his sea v ...

's works and those of Hervé Roullet: " ��the complicity of a dreamed time between

and the contemporary sensibility of Hervé Roullet impose upon the sober and haughty touch of Jean Dubé (musician). ''Deux impromptus'' and ''Ames d'enfants'' with Xavier Bouchaud, of the first one, find singular correspondences in the ''Croquis champêtres'' and the ''Voyages oniriques'' of the second" * Liturgical pieces The liturgical works are chants for mixed chorus,

a cappella ''A cappella'' (, also , ; ) music is a performance by a singer or a singing group without instrumental accompaniment, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. The term ''a cappella'' was originally intended to differentiate between Ren ...

, or with piano or organ accompaniment. All the parts form a triptych: chants for the

Mass (liturgy) Mass is the main Eucharistic liturgical service in many forms of Western Christianity. The term ''Mass'' is commonly used in the Catholic Church, in the Western Rite Orthodox, in Old Catholic, and in Independent Catholic churches. The term is ...

, Marian chants and other liturgical chants. The used texts find their source in the Bible, the Roman Catholic liturgy, the

Fathers of the Church The Church Fathers, Early Church Fathers, Christian Fathers, or Fathers of the Church were ancient and influential Christian theologians and writers who established the intellectual and doctrinal foundations of Christianity. The historical pe ...

or saints. Among liturgical chants: ''

Ave Verum Corpus "" is a short Eucharistic chant that has been set to music by many composers. It dates to the 13th century, first recorded in a central Italian Franciscan manuscript (Chicago, Newberry Library, 24). A Reichenau manuscript of the 14th century attr ...

Tantum ergo "Tantum ergo" is the incipit of the last two verses of Pange lingua, a Medieval Latin hymn generally attributed to St Thomas Aquinas c. 1264, but based by Aquinas upon various earlier fragments. The "Genitori genitoque" and "Procedenti ab utroque" ...

Our Father The Lord's Prayer, also called the Our Father or Pater Noster, is a central Christian prayer which Jesus taught as the way to pray. Two versions of this prayer are recorded in the gospels: a longer form within the Sermon on the Mount in the Gosp ...

Anima Christi The "Anima Christi" (Latin for ‘Soul of Christ’) is a Catholic prayer to Jesus of medieval origin. History For many years the prayer was popularly believed to have been composed by Saint Ignatius of Loyola, as he puts it at the beginning ...

Divine Praises The Divine Praises or Laudes Divinae informally known as Blessed be God is an 18th-century Roman Catholic expiatory prayer. It is traditionally recited during Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. It may also be said after having heard, seen or in ...

, ...'' Among chants of Marian devotion: ''

Ave Maria The Hail Mary ( la, Ave Maria) is a traditional Christian prayer addressing Mary, the mother of Jesus. The prayer is based on two biblical passages featured in the Gospel of Luke: the Angel Gabriel's visit to Mary (the Annunciation) and Mary's s ...

Ave Maris Stella "Ave maris stella" (Latin for 'Hail, star of the sea') is a medieval Marian hymn, usually sung at Vespers. It was especially popular in the Middle Ages and has been used by many composers as the basis of other compositions. Background Authorship ...

Salve Regina The "Salve Regina" (, ; meaning 'Hail Queen'), also known as the "Hail Holy Queen", is a Marian hymn and one of four Marian antiphons sung at different seasons within the Christian liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church. The Salve Regina ...

, Ave Regina caelorum,

Regina caeli "Regina caeli" (; Queen of Heaven) is a musical antiphon addressed to the Blessed Virgin Mary that is used in the liturgy of the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church during the Easter season, from Easter Sunday until Pentecost. During this sea ...

,...''

Literary works

Roullet followed theological studies during 1995-2003, in Paris. He received a Master of Theology from 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 ...

, specialization in ecumenism, on October 17, 2003. He is the author of twenty-three books in french related to Christianity. Seventeen have received the

Imprimatur An ''imprimatur'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''impr.'', from Latin, "let it be printed") is a declaration authorizing publication of a book. The term is also applied loosely to any mark of approval or endorsement. The imprimatur rule in the R ...

of the Archbishop of Paris: * ''

Anthony of Padua Anthony of Padua ( it, Antonio di Padova) or Anthony of Lisbon ( pt, António/Antônio de Lisboa; born Fernando Martins de Bulhões; 15 August 1195 – 13 June 1231) was a Portuguese people, Portuguese Catholic Church, Catholic priesthood (Cath ...

ou de Lisbonne. Docteur évangélique, thaumaturge et compagnon familier'', Paris, Hervé Roullet, AVM Diffusion, 2023. * ''Les chrétiennes martyres, depuis le début du christianisme'', Paris, Hervé Roullet, AVM Diffusion, 2023. * ''L'apparition de la Vierge Marie à La Salette. Marie réconciliatrice. Les vies de

Mélanie Calvat Françoise Mélanie Calvat (, 7 November 183114 December 1904), called Mathieu, was a French Roman Catholic nun and Marian visionary. As a religious, she was called Sister Mary of the Cross. She and Maximin Giraud were the two seers of Our Lady ...

Maximin Giraud Pierre Maximin Giraud (26 August 1835 – 1 March 1875) was a Marian apparition, Marian visionary of Our Lady of La Salette. Early life Maximin Giraud was born on 26 August 1835, in Corps, Isère. His mother, Anne-Marie Templier hailed from t ...

. Actualité des secrets'', Paris, Hervé Roullet, AVM Diffusion, 2021. * ''

Joseph of Cupertino Joseph of Cupertino, OFM Conv. ( it, Giuseppe da Copertino; 17 June 1603 – 18 September 1663) was an Italian Conventual Franciscan friar who is honored as a Christian mystic and saint. According to traditional Franciscan accounts, he was "rem ...

. Illetré, thaumaturge et théologien. Le saint qui s'envole devant le pape'', Paris, Hervé Roullet, AVM Diffusion, 2020. * ''

Gemma Galgani Maria Gemma Umberta Galgani (12 March 1878 – 11 April 1903), also known as Saint Gemma of Lucca, was an Italian mystic, venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church since 1940. She has been called the "Daughter of the Passion" because of her ...

'', Paris, Hervé Roullet, AVM Diffusion, 2019. * ''Lazare et ses soeurs Marthe et Marie,

Lazarus of Bethany Lazarus of Bethany (Latinised from Lazar, ultimately from Hebrew Eleazar, "God helped"), also venerated as Righteous Lazarus, the Four-Days Dead in the Eastern Orthodox Church, is the subject of a prominent sign of Jesus in the Gospel of John, ...

and his sisters

Martha Martha (Hebrew: מָרְתָא‎) is a biblical figure described in the Gospels of Luke and John. Together with her siblings Lazarus and Mary of Bethany, she is described as living in the village of Bethany near Jerusalem. She was witness to ...

and

Mary Magdalene Mary Magdalene (sometimes called Mary of Magdala, or simply the Magdalene or the Madeleine) was a woman who, according to the four canonical gospels, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers and was a witness to crucifixion of Jesus, his cru ...

'', Paris, Hervé Roullet, AVM Diffusion, 2019. * ''Les esprits célestes, the celestial Spirits'', Paris, Hervé Roullet, AVM Diffusion, 2019. * ''Les Martyrs d'Otrante, The

Martyrs of Otranto The Martyrs of Otranto, also known as Saints Antonio Primaldo and his Companions ( it, I Santi Antonio Primaldo e compagni martiri), were 813 inhabitants of the Salentine city of Otranto in southern Italy who were killed on 14 August 1480 when ...

'', Paris, Hervé Roullet, AVM Diffusion, 2018. * ''Sainte Mâtie'', Paris, Hervé Roullet, AVM Diffusion, 2018. * ''Les sept demeures de Marie (The seven houses of Mary):

Nazareth Nazareth ( ; ar, النَّاصِرَة, ''an-Nāṣira''; he, נָצְרַת, ''Nāṣəraṯ''; arc, ܢܨܪܬ, ''Naṣrath'') is the largest city in the Northern District of Israel. Nazareth is known as "the Arab capital of Israel". In ...

, Jérusalem, Éphèse (

House of the Virgin Mary The House of the Virgin Mary ( Turkish: ''Meryemana Evi'' or ''Meryem Ana Evi'', "Mother Mary's House") is a Catholic shrine located on Mt. Koressos (Turkish: ''Bülbüldağı'', "Mount Nightingale") in the vicinity of Ephesus, from Selçuk in ...

), Lorette (

Loreto, Marche Loreto ( , , ) is a hill town and ''comune'' of the Italian province of Ancona, in the Marche. It is most commonly known as the seat of the Basilica della Santa Casa, a popular Catholic pilgrimage site. Location Loreto is located above sea leve ...

)...'', Paris, Hervé Roullet, AVM Diffusion, 2018. * ''

Teresa Margaret of the Sacred Heart Teresa Margaret of the Sacred Heart, OCD (15 July 1747 – 7 March 1770) was an Italian Discalced Carmelite nun. During her brief life of quiet service in the monastery, she came to be revered for her mystical gifts. She has been declared a saint ...

, Sainte Thérèse-Marguerite Redi, Une spiritualité du Coeur de Jésus'', Coll. « Saints du monde », Éd. Pierre Téqui, Paris, 2017. * ''

Josephine Bakhita Josephine Margaret Bakhita, (ca. 1869 – 8 February 1947), was a Sudanese-Italian Canossian religious sister who lived in Italy for 45 years, after having been a slave in Sudan. In 2000, she was declared a saint, the first Black woman ...

, l'esclave devenue sainte'', Paris : Ed. de l'Emmanuel, 2015,

Emmanuel Community The Emmanuel Community is a Catholic association of the faithful of pontifical right, founded in 1972 by Pierre Goursat and Martine Lafitte-Catta, starting from a prayer group belonging to the Catholic charismatic renewal. History The Emmanuel ...

. * ''L'Amour. Le secret des chrétiens'', Ed. Salvator, Paris, 2012. * ''L'amour et le mal'', Ed. L'Œuvre, Paris,2012. * ''1200 mots chrétiens'', Éd. Sarment-Jubilé, Paris, 2010. * ''La foi catholique avec des mots simples'', Éd. Docteur angélique, Avignon, 2010. * ''Être laïc et se former dans l'Eglise d'aujourd'hui'', Ed. D.F.R, Bordeaux, 2010. * ''Il est ressuscité, La foi catholique expliquée à tous'', Ed. Soceval-Artège, Perpignan, 2009. * ''Marie Reine de l'Amour'', Éd. Docteur angélique, Avignon, 2009. * ''Saint Etienne (

Saint Stephen Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ''Stéphanos'', meaning "wreath, crown" and by extension "reward, honor, renown, fame", often given as a title rather than as a name; c. 5 – c. 34 AD) is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first ...

), premier diacre et premier martyr'', Coll. « Saints du monde », Éd. Pierre Téqui, Paris, 2006. * ''La renaissance du catéchuménat dans la France contemporaine et à "l'âge d'or" des Pères de l'Église'' (

Church Fathers The Church Fathers, Early Church Fathers, Christian Fathers, or Fathers of the Church were ancient and influential Christian theologians and writers who established the intellectual and doctrinal foundations of Christianity. The historical per ...

), Éd. Pierre Téqui, Paris, 2006.

Discography

Piano : * ''Scènes marines et champêtres'', with some pieces of

, Performers : Jean Dubé (musician) et Xavier Bouchaud for the four hands, CD Syrius 2010 réf. SYR 141430. * ''Croquis champêtres et voyages oniriques'', Jean Martin, piano, CD Syrius 2010 réf. SYR 141433. * ''Pieces for piano (Feuilles d'album and The Crown othe Holy Virgin)'', Marie-Laure Boulanger, piano, CD Hervé Roullet 2019 réf. AVM ROU012. Chants for mixed chorus : Liturgical works were performed for the first time in the Saint-Louis-en-l'Île church of Paris in 2012-2013, by the vocal Ensemble '' Via Lucis '' accompanied on the organ by Jean Galard. Those chants were recorded on two CDs : * ''Oeuvres liturgiques'', Vol 1, UPC-A: 3760151853791, 2013 * ''Chants liturgiques pour 4 voix mixtes'', Vol 2, UPC-A: 3760151853852, 2013 Edith Weber, Professor Emeritus at the Sorbonne, UFR of Music and Musicology, wrote in the magazine '' L'éducation musicale '':avril 2014 "These two records show that according to the perspectives opened by the

Second Vatican Council The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, commonly known as the , or , was the 21st Catholic ecumenical councils, ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church. The council met in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome for four periods (or sessions) ...

(1962-1965), liturgical songs in French are in full swing". Two other CDs were recorded in 2020, also performed by the vocal Ensemble ''Via lucis'', in the church of the Holy Family of

Le Pré-Saint-Gervais Le Pré-Saint-Gervais (; simply known by locals as Le Pré, i.e. "the meadow") is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. With a density of 25,643 inhabitants per square kilometres as of 20 ...

, near Paris: * ''Spiritual concert: Apocalypse and liturgical song''. The CD contains in particular a musical account with all the texts of the

Book of Revelation The Book of Revelation is the final book of the New Testament (and consequently the final book of the Christian Bible). Its title is derived from the first word of the Koine Greek text: , meaning "unveiling" or "revelation". The Book of R ...

read during the annual liturgical cycle of the Catholic Church. UPC-A: 3760151854729 * '' Spiritual concert: Songs to the Virgin Mary ''. The CD contains especially a musical story on the

Lourdes apparitions The Marian Apparitions at Lourdes were reported in 1858 by Bernadette Soubirous, the 14-year-old daughter of a miller from the town of Lourdes in southern France. From 11 February to 16 July 1858, she reported 18 apparitions of "a Lady". Soubi ...

.UPC-A: 3760151854736

References

External links

* http://imslp.org/wiki/Roullet,_Herve dans

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Official website

The Christian formation trilingual website created and managed by Hervé Roullet
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