Marcel Labey (6 August 1875, Vésinet – 25 November 1968, Nancy) was a French conductor and composer.

Life

He was born to a family of magistrates and studied law in Paris (gaining his doctorate in 1898) before turning to music. He learned piano under

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. He met Vincent d'Indy who made him follow his courses at the

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. The First World War interrupted his musical studies and career - he was wounded twice and mentioned in dispatches 4 times. At the

, he taught piano and (until the death of Vincent d'Indy) was one of its under-directors, and later became the co-founder and director of the Ecole César Franck (1935-962). He was also secretary of France's Société nationale de musique. His wife Charlotte Sohy (1887-1955), herself a student of Vincent d'Indy, composed a symphony, melodies, four

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s and a lyric drama in 3 acts called ''L'Esclave Couronnée'', which adapted a novel by Selma Lagerlöf and was put on at Mulhouse on 6 May 1947.

Works

He rediscovered the "esprit franckiste" in his compositions.

Opera

''Bérangère'', liturgical drama in 3 acts (1911–1913 ; Le Havre, 12 April 1929)

Orchestral music

* ''Fantaisie'' (1900) * ''4 symphonies'' (1903 - 1908 - 1933 - 1940) * ''Ouverture pour un drame'' (1920 ; Paris, 22 January 1921) * ''Lied'' for cello and orchestra (1920) * ''Suite champêtre'' (1922) * ''Eglogue'' (1943) * ''Triptyque symphonique'' (1947) * ''Symphonietta'' for chamber orchestra (1950) * ''Paysages marins'' (1952) * ''Symphonie pour cordes'' (1954) * ''Poème'' for piano and orchestra (1957)

Chamber and instrumental music

* ''Sonate pour piano'' (1900) * ''sonates pour violon et piano'' (1901 - 1924 - 1951 - 1954) * ''Sonate pour alto et piano'', op.7 (1904) * ''Quatuor avec piano'' (1911) * ''Suite pour piano'' (1914) * ''Quatuors à cordes '' (1919–1948) * ''2 Trios avec piano'' (1922–1937) * ''Quintette avec piano'' (1929) * ''Trio à cordes (1929) * ''Sonate pour violoncelle et piano'' (1944) * ''Sextuor à cordes'' (1959) * ''des pièces pour piano et orgue'' * ''des mélodies'' * publication of adaptations for piano of several orchestral works by Vincent d'Indy :''Symphonie en si bémol'', ''Jour d'été à la montagne'', etc.

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Marcel Labey
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Breton composers
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Labey, Marcel 1875 births 1968 deaths French composers French male composers French conductors (music) French male conductors (music) Schola Cantorum de Paris alumni