Jeanne Blancard (1884–1972) was a French composer and pianist.

Early life

In 1884, Blancard was born in France. Blancard's mother was Célestine Blancard, a composer.

Career

Blancard was a

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. Before Blancard was 8 years old, she had already composed the ''Six pièces pour le piano''. In 1894, when Blancard was 10 years old, the ''Pastorale pour le piano'', the ''Première valse'', the ''Marche nuptiale'' were published. Blancard's fame crossed the Atlantic. At twenty, Blancard gave concerts at the

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, a concert hall in

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, France. Blancard was a professor at the

École Normale de Musique de Paris The École Normale de Musique de Paris "Alfred Cortot" (ENMP) is a leading conservatoire located in Paris, Île-de-France, France. At the time of the school's foundation in 1919 by Auguste Mangeot, Alfred Cortot. The term ''école normale'' (Engl ...

; among her pupils were

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Françoise Deslogères Françoise Deslogères (born 9 May 1929 in Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French ondist. Career She studied music ( harmony, piano) with Henri Challan, Geneviève Joy and Jeanne Blancard. She began working on the ondes Martenot in 1957 with inven ...

, and Jacques Greys.Jacques Greys
on data.bnf.fr

Works

*Pastorale pour le piano Op. 8; illustrated by H. Viollet (Maquet 1894
Score
on Gallica *Première valse (Maquet 1894
Score
on Gallica *Six pièces pour le piano (Maquet 1894
Score
on Gallica *Fileuse (Maquet 1897
Score
on Gallica *Marche nuptiale pour le piano (Maquet 1894
Score
on Gallica *Principes élémentaires de la technique pianistique: d'après la méthode

Alfred Cortot Alfred Denis Cortot (; 26 September 187715 June 1962) was a French pianist, conductor, and teacher who was one of the most renowned classical musicians of the 20th century. A pianist of massive repertory, he was especially valued for his poeti ...

(Salabert 1938)

References

External links

List of compositions by Jeanne Blancard at worldcat.org
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