Jules Semler-Collery (1902 - 1988) was a French

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

, conductor and teacher.

Life

Jules Semler-Collery was born in

Dunkerque Dunkirk (french: Dunkerque ; vls, label=French Flemish, Duunkerke; nl, Duinkerke(n) ; , ;) is a commune in the department of Nord in northern France.Paris Conservatoire 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 several prizes, and also 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 ...

. He then studied with

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

Paul Vidal Paul Antonin Vidal (16 June 1863 – 9 April 1931) was a French composer, conductor and music teacher mainly active in Paris.Charlton D. Paul Vidal. In: ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera.'' Macmillan, London and New York, 1997. Life and caree ...

. He became well known as a conductor and composer. His compositions include several symphonic works and concertos for different instruments.Heaton, Roger.
The Versatile Clarinet
'. United States, Taylor & Francis, 2013. 93. Some of the concertos are included on the list of compulsory works at the Paris Conservatoire National Superieur, where Semler-Collery was often president of the jury. From 1969 he was President of the Confédération Musicale de France. He died in 1988.

Publications in Print

*Habanera ''Piano Solo'' (publisher Eschig) *Prelude ''Piano Solo'' (publisher Eschig) *Introduction et Saltarelle ''Flute and Piano'' (publisher Eschig) *Pastorale et Caprice ''Flute and Piano'' (publisher Alphonse Leduc) *Cantilène et petit Divertissement ''Oboe and Piano'' (publisher Eschig) *Etudes de Concert ''Clarinet Solo'' (publisher Eschig) *Petites Etudes Recreatives ''Clarinet Solo'' (publisher Eschig) *Lied et Final ''Clarinet and Piano'' (publisher Eschig) *Fantaisie et Danse en Forme de Gigue ''Clarinet and Piano'' (publisher Alphonse Leduc) *Reverie et Scherzo ''Clarinet and Piano'' (publisher Alphonse Leduc) *Melodie expressive ''Clarinet and Piano'' (publisher Eschig) *Pièce de Caractère ''for two clarinets'' (publisher Billaudot) *Terzetto ''for three clarinets (in Bb)'' (publisher Eschig) *Quartetto ''for four clarinets (in Bb)'' (publisher Eschig) *Piece Recreative ''for five clarinets (in Bb)'' (publisher Eschig) *Récitatif et Final ''Bassoon and Piano'' (publisher Eschig) *Etudes concertantes ''Saxophone solo (with piano ad lib.)'' (publisher Eschig) *Barcarolle et Danse ''Alto Saxophone and Piano'' (publisher Eschig) *Fantaisie-Caprice ''Alto Saxophone and Piano'' (publisher Eschig) *Melodie Expressive ''Alto (or Tenor) Saxophone and Piano'' (publisher Eschig) *Reverie ''for four saxophones (SATB)'' (publisher Eschig) *Etudes melodiques ''Trumpet solo'' (publisher Eschig) *Nocturne et Rondo (Cornet) ''Trumpet and Piano'' (publisher Eschig) *Evocation et Scherzetto (Trumpet in C) ''Trumpet and Piano'' (publisher Eschig) *Romance et Tarantelle ''Trumpet and Piano'' (publisher Eschig) *Etudes lyriques ''Trombone solo (with piano ad lib.)'' (publisher Eschig) *Fantaisie lyrique ''Trombone and Piano'' (publisher Eschig) *2 Pièce breves ''Tuba and Piano'' (publisher Eschig) *Cantabile et Divertissement ''Tuba and Piano'' (publisher Eschig) *Tuba-Nova ''Tuba and Piano'' (publisher Eschig) *Barcarolle et Chanson Bacchique (in C or Bb) ''Tuba and Piano'' (publisher Alphonse Leduc) *Offrande (arr. J.P.Mathez) ''for 2 trumpets & 2 trombones'' (publisher Billaudot) *Two Pieces ''for four trombones'' (publisher Editions Transatlantiques) *Offrande (coll. J.Douay) for ''

Brass Quintet A brass quintet is a five-piece musical ensemble composed of Brass instrument, brass instruments. The instrumentation for a brass quintet typically includes two Trumpet, trumpets or Cornet, cornets, one French horn, one trombone or euphonium/barito ...

'' (publisher Billaudot) *La Saint-Jean à Bourbourg for ''Band'' (publisher Alphonse Leduc)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Semler-Collery, Jules 1902 births 1988 deaths Concert band composers French male composers French male conductors (music) Military music composers Pupils of Vincent d'Indy Schola Cantorum de Paris alumni 20th-century French conductors (music) 20th-century French composers 20th-century French male musicians