Lionel de La Laurencie (24 July 1861 – 21 November 1933) was a French

musicologist Musicology (from Greek μουσική ''mousikē'' 'music' and -λογια ''-logia'', 'domain of study') is the scholarly analysis and research-based study of music. Musicology departments traditionally belong to the humanities, although some mu ...

and first president of the 1917 founded ''Société française de musicologie'' (French association of musicologists) from 1917 to 1920 and from 1931 to 1933.

Biography

Graduated major of the

French National School of Forestry The French National School of Forestry (''École nationale des eaux et forêts'', or National School of Water Resources and Forestry), established in Nancy, France, in 1824, was the first national training institute for foresters in France ...

, de La Laurencie devoted himself to music from 1898. He studied at the

University of Grenoble The Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA, French: meaning "''Grenoble Alps University''") is a public research university in Grenoble, France. Founded in 1339, it is the third largest university in France with about 60,000 students and over 3,000 resea ...

then in Nancy. A skilful

violinist The following lists of violinists are available: * List of classical violinists, notable violinists from the baroque era onwards * List of contemporary classical violinists, notable contemporary classical violinists * List of violinist/composers, ...

, he deepened his musical knowledge with Léon Reynier, master of violin, and enrolled 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 was a student of Bourgault-Ducoudray in the classes of

harmony In music, harmony is the process by which individual sounds are joined together or composed into whole units or compositions. Often, the term harmony refers to simultaneously occurring frequencies, pitches ( tones, notes), or chords. However ...

and

history of music Although definitions of music vary wildly throughout the world, every known culture partakes in it, and it is thus considered a cultural universal. The origins of music remain highly contentious; commentators often relate it to the origin of ...

of the latter. He taught history of music at the

école des hautes études en sciences sociales The School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (french: École des hautes études en sciences sociales; EHESS) is a graduate ''grande école'' and ''grand établissement'' in Paris focused on academic research in the social sciences. The ...

and wrote for the most notable French musical magazines. He led the journal ''Société française de musicologie'' and participated to the ''Encyclopédie de musique et dictionnaire du Conservatoire'' under the direction of

Albert Lavignac Alexandre Jean Albert Lavignac (21 January 1846 – 28 May 1916) was a French music scholar, known for his essays on theory, and a minor composer. Biography Lavignac was born in Paris and studied with Antoine François Marmontel, François Benoi ...

. de La Laurencie was 's grandfather on the maternal side.

Selected publications

*1888: ''La légende de Parsifal et le drame musical de Richard Wagner''.''Dizionario di musica'', A. Della Corte et G. M. Gatti, Paravia, 1956, p.179 *1890: ''España'
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*1906: ''L'Académie de musique et le concert de Nantes''. *1908: ''Rameau''. *1911: ''Lully''. *1912: ''Deux imitateurs des bouffons''. *1920: ''Les Créateurs de l'opéra français''. *1934: ''Orphée de Gluck''.

References

External links

Lionel de La Laurencie
on Encyclopédie Larousse
Lionel de La Laurencie's Rameau

Inventaire critique du fonds Blancheton de la bibliothèque du Conservatoire de Paris by Lionel de La Laurencie
on Symétrie
Lionel de la Laurencie. — L'Académie de Musique et le Concert de Nantes à l'Hôtel de la Bourse (1727-1767)
on

Persée ''Persée'' (''Perseus'') is a tragédie lyrique with music by Jean-Baptiste Lully and a libretto by Philippe Quinault, first performed on 18 April 1682 by the Opéra at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal in Paris. Roles Synopsis ACT I: The Pal ...

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