Marie-Jacques Massacrié-Durand (22 February 1865 – 22 August 1928) was a French

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and composer, sometimes under the pseudonym J. Samm. The family's publishing house,

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, published works by many of Durand's contemporaries, including

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and

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Life

Born in Paris, Durand was a fellow student of

and

at the

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, where his only reward was an honourable mention (''2^e accessit'') in

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in 1884. Jacques Durand was first associated with his father

Auguste Durand Marie-Auguste Massacrié-Durand (18 July 1830 – 31 May 1909) was a French music publisher, organist, and composer. Biography Durand was born in Paris and studied at the Paris Conservatoire with François Benoist. He started as an organist in 184 ...

in 1886 as director of the music publishing house Durand-Schönewerk & Cie at 4,

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in Paris. On 19 November 1891, the company changed its name to Éditions A. Durand & Fils. In 1909, after his father's death, he took over the management of the publishing house. On 23 November of that year, the company changed its name again to Éditions Durand & Cie. From then on, Durand was associated with his cousin Gaston Choisnel (1857–1921) and then, from April 1921, with another cousin, . Among the main composers published under the direction of Jacques Durand were many of his contemporaries such as

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, Debussy, Dukas,

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, and

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. In 1914, under his direction,

launched the important collection ''Édition classique Durand & Fils'', with the French editions of 19th century works by renowned composers: piano sonatas and sonatas for violin and piano of

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by Dukas, piano works of

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by Debussy, violin sonatas of

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by Schmitt, piano works of

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by Ravel, chamber music of Mendelssohn by Roussel, and piano works of

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by Fauré. Durand led an initiative to organise

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concerts, and sometimes even orchestral music concerts, to promote the authors of his publishing house's catalogue: in 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913 and later in 1927. In 1924, Durand made a major donation of Claude Debussy's musical manuscripts to the library of the Conservatoire de Paris. Durand was also a patron of musicians; in 1927, he made a donation of 100,000 francs to the

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to establish a biennial musical composition prize for a symphonic or

work. His untimely death in 1928 prevented him from seeing the realisation of this gift. Durand was the owner of the manor house of ''Bel Ébat'' in Avon, the former hunting lodge of King

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, not far from

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. In 1889, he married Augustine Marcotte, daughter of his adoptive mother. They had no children. On 22 August 1928, Durand died of a stroke at the age of 63. Notified by his widow, Ravel, then in the middle of the orchestration of the ''

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'', came from

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the next day to Avon, and returned for the funeral celebrated in private: "Yes, I went to Avon on Thursday 3 August 1928 The other week, a telegram from Ms. Durand told me that poor Jacques had a stroke and died within a few hours. I went back there on Saturday 5 August 1928" "For the funeral, very simple, no church. Few people: only relatives and friends. So much more moving than the great ceremony in Paris that one might have feared." The press confirmed Maurice Ravel's testimony: "The funeral of Mr. Jacques Durand, the well-known music publisher, was celebrated in the strictest privacy on the 26th of this year in Avon (Seine-et-Marne). No announcement has been sent."

Publications

* * * (First volume of memories from the director of the Éditions Durand from 1909 to 1928) * (Second volume of the memories of the director of Éditions Durand from 1909 to 1928) *

Awards and honours

* 1900: Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur. * 1913: Officier de la Légion d'honneur. * 1924: Silver medal from the Ministry of Labour (for services rendered to the mutual insurance institution).

Laureates of the Jacques Durand Prize of the Académie des Beaux-Arts

* 1930: Maurice Le Boucher and

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. * 1932:

and

Gustave Samazeuilh __NOTOC__Gustave Marie Victor Fernand Samazeuilh (2 June 1877 in Bordeaux – 4 August 1967 in Paris) was a French composer and writer on music. He studied music with Ernest Chausson until the latter's death in 1899, and then attended the Schol ...

. * 1934:

Guy Ropartz Joseph Guy Marie Ropartz (; 15 June 1864 – 22 November 1955) was a French composer and conductor. His compositions included five symphony, symphonies, three violin sonatas, cello sonatas, six string quartets, a piano trio and string trio (both i ...

and

Joseph-Ermend Bonnal Joseph-Ermend Bonnal (1 July 1880 – 14 August 1944); also ''Ermend-Bonnal'', alias ''Guy Marylis'') was a French composer and organist. Ermend-Bonnal received initial musical instruction from his father, a violinist. He then studied piano at t ...

. * 1936: Dominique-Charles Planchet. * 1938:

Claude Delvincourt Claude Étienne Edmond Marie Pierre Delvincourt (12 January 1888 – 5 April 1954) was a French pianist and composer of classical music. Biography Delvincourt was born in Paris, the son of Pierre Delvincourt and Marguerite Fourès. He studied ...

. * 1940: Pierre Kunc. * 1942:

Gabriel Grovlez Gabriel Marie Grovlez (4 April 1879 – 20 October 1944) was a French composer, conductor, pianist, and music critic. Early life and education Grovlez was born in Lille in 1879. His mother – the child of one of Chopin's students – was his fi ...

. * 1946:

Paul Le Flem Marie-Paul Achille Auguste Le Flem (18 March 1881 – 31 July 1984) was a French composer and music critic. Biography Born in Radon, Orne, and living most of his life in Lézardrieux, Le Flem studied at the Schola Cantorum under Vincent d'Ind ...

. * 1948: Simone Plé-Caussade.

References

Cited sources

* * * (Contains correspondence from Maurice Ravel to Jacques Durand (1909-1926), the only known correspondence from Jacques Durand to Maurice Ravel (1928) and five correspondence from Jacques Durand to Maurice Ravel (1912–1927)) *

External links

Lettre de Jacques Durand à André Caplet, Paris, 5 septembre 1922
(manuscript)
Jacques Durand
on Isidore
Durand Jacques
on

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Durand, Jacques French music publishers (people) French composers 1865 births 1928 deaths Publishers (people) from Paris Conservatoire de Paris alumni Officiers of the Légion d'honneur