Jules François Firmin Pillevestre (real name: Pillevesse) (11 November 1837 – 27 June 1903) was a 19th-century French composer and
conductor.
Biography
The son of François Pillevesse and Marguerite Bérard, Jules Pillevesse was born in
Belleville and studied at the
Conservatoire de Paris
The Conservatoire de Paris (), also known as the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue ...
where he won awards in
music theory (1852) and
harmony (1856) in the class of
Napoléon Henri Reber as well as cello (1856),
counterpoint and
fugue (1857) in the class of
Michele Carafa
Michele Enrico Francesco Vincenzo Aloisio Paolo Carafa di Colobrano (17 November 1787 – 26 July 1872) was an Italian opera composer. He was born in Naples and studied in Paris with Luigi Cherubini. He was Professor of counterpoint at the Par ...
. In 1858, he ran for the
Prix de Rome
The Prix de Rome () or Grand Prix de Rome was a French scholarship for arts students, initially for painters and sculptors, that was established in 1663 during the reign of Louis XIV of France. Winners were awarded a bursary that allowed them t ...
with the cantata ''Jephté'', for which he received an honorable mention, behind Samuel David and Edmond Cherouvrier.
''Prix de Rome 1850-1859''
on Musimem.com
Jules Pillevestre made a conducting career in Paris, in particular at the Théâtre du Vaudeville
The Théâtre du Vaudeville was a theatre company in Paris. It opened on 12 January 1792 on rue de Chartres. Its directors, Piis and Barré, mainly put on "petites pièces mêlées de couplets sur des airs connus", including vaudevilles.
Af ...
. Under the name Pillevestre he wrote instrumental works and military music. However, there is also a one-act operetta ''Robinson Crusoé'', which was presented in 1866 at the Fantaisies-Parisiennes.
Jules Pillevestre died in Montrouge
Montrouge () is a commune in the southern Parisian suburbs, located from the centre of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe. After a long period of decline, the population has increased again in recent years.
...
(Hauts-de-Seine).
Selected works
* ''Piccolinette'', fantaisie-polka for two piccolo flutes and piano
* ''Duo'' for two clarinets
* ''L'Heure du berger'' (oboe)
* ''A qui mieux mieux'' (2 cornets)
* ''A l'ombre'' (oboe, clarinet, flute)
* ''Anches rebelles'' (clarinet)
* ''Daphnis et Chloé'' (oboe and flute)
* ''Idylle bretonne'' (2 oboes).
* ''Premier Offertoire'' (bass clarinet and organ)
The library of the Garde républicaine in Paris keeps some pieces by Jules Pillevestre. He also made an arrangement for concert band of the operetta ''Le Baron tzigane'' (''Der Zigeunerbaron
''The Gypsy Baron'' () is an operetta in three acts by Johann Strauss II which premiered at the Theater an der Wien on 24 October 1885. Its German libretto by Ignaz Schnitzer is based on the unpublished 1883 story ''Saffi'' by Mór Jókai. Jok ...
'') by Johann Strauss II.
References
External links
Jules Pillevestre
on data.bnf.fr
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1837 births
1903 deaths
19th-century classical composers
19th-century French composers
Conservatoire de Paris alumni
French operetta composers
French Romantic composers
Military music composers