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Jules Auguste Garcin alomon'' (11 July 1830 – 10 October 1896) was a French violinist, conductor and composer of the 19th century.
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Société des concerts du Conservatoire
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Chamber Music sketch with Jules Garcin and Delphin Alard
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Jules Auguste Garcin alomon'' (11 July 1830 – 10 October 1896) was a French violinist, conductor and composer of the 19th century.
Life
Garcin was born inBourges
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History
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. His maternal grandfather, Joseph Garcin, was director of a travelling company playing comic operas in the central and southern provinces of France.
Having entered the Paris Conservatoire in adolescence, studying under Clavel and Alard, Garcin took the Premier Prix for violin in 1853, and entered the Opéra orchestra in 1856. He became solo violinist, then third conductor in 1871, and finally chief conductor in 1885.
His long and successful teaching career at the Conservatoire de Paris began in 1875. Among his notable students were the child prodigy Henri Marteau (1874–1934) and Jules Boucherit (1877–1962).
Garcin's association with the Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire began in 1860, again as orchestral and then as solo violinist. In 1885, he was elected principal conductor of the Conservatoire concerts. In this post he actively promoted German choral and symphonic masterpieces, from Bach's Mass in B minor
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(in 1891) to works of Brahms and Wagner (Brahms's music was then the object of much adverse criticism in Paris during the Franco-Prussian War). He was a founder-member of the Société Nationale de Musique
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in 1871. He wrote some music (including a violin concerto and viola concertino), a certain amount of which was published by Lemoine.
Garcin also conducted the premiere of Franck's Symphony in D minor on 17 February 1889 at the Paris Conservatoire. This Symphony was dedicated to Henri Duparc, who was a member of "la bande à Franck" at the Conservatoire, along 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 ...
, Emmanuel Chabrier
Alexis-Emmanuel Chabrier (; 18 January 184113 September 1894) was a French Romantic music, Romantic composer and pianist. His Bourgeoisie, bourgeois family did not approve of a musical career for him, and he studied law in Paris and then worked ...
, and Paul Dukas. Three years later in 1892, Garcin retired and relinquished the post due to illness, but continued teaching. He died in Paris in 1896.
He performed on violins by Antonio Stradivari, the "Il Cremonese" of 1715 (now known as the Ex-Joachim
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), another Stradivari (Cremona, 1731) (now known as the ex-Garcin), as well as "Le Messie", a copy o1868
by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume.
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Accomplishments
Prizes achieved include: 2nd Prix, solfège, 1843; 1er Prix 1844; 2nd Prix, violin, 1851; 1er Prix 1853.Quotes
Selected compositions
* ''Chanson de Mignon'', Op. 11 * Concerto for violin and orchestra, Op. 14 * Concertino for viola (or cello) and orchestra, Op. 19 (1870) * ''Villanelle'' for violin and piano, Op. 26 * ''Impromptu valse'' for violin and piano, Op. 29 * ''Canzonetta'' * ''Fantasie concertante (Coppelia)'' * ''Scherzo'' for violin and piano * ''Suite symphonique''References
External links
*Société des concerts du Conservatoire
Cozio.com
Chamber Music sketch with Jules Garcin and Delphin Alard
{{DEFAULTSORT:Garcin, Jules 1830 births 1896 deaths 19th-century classical composers 19th-century classical violinists 19th-century conductors (music) 19th-century French composers Academic staff of the Conservatoire de Paris Burials at Montmartre Cemetery Knights of the Legion of Honour Conservatoire de Paris alumni French conductors (music) French male classical composers French male conductors (music) French music educators French Romantic composers Musicians from Bourges