Philippe Hersant (born 21 June 1948 in Rome) is a French composer. He 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 ...

Selected works

:: Hersant's works are largely published by

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. ;Stage * ''

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'', Opera in a prologue and 2 scenes (1989–1991); libretto by Jorge Silva Melo after the novel by

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* ''Wuthering Heights'', Ballet in 2 acts (2000–2001); based on the novel by

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* ''Le Moine noir'', Opera in 8 scenes (2003–2005); libretto by

Yves Hersant Yves may refer to: * Yves, Charente-Maritime, a commune of the Charente-Maritime department in France * Yves (given name), including a list of people with the name * ''Yves'' (single album), a single album by Loona * ''Yves'' (film), a 2019 Fr ...

after the short story '' The Black Monk'' by

Anton Chekhov Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; 29 January 1860Old Style date 17 January. – 15 July 1904Old Style date 2 July.) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career a ...

* '' Les Éclairs'', Opera ("''drame joyeux''") in 4 acts (2021); libretto by Jean Echenoz after his novel '' Des éclairs'' ;Orchestral * ''Aztlan'' (1983) * ''Stances'' (1978, revised 1992) *''Le Cantique des 3 enfants dans la fournaise'' (1995), poem by Antoine Godeau, in front of ''La Messe à 4 Choeurs'' H.4 by

Marc-Antoine Charpentier Marc-Antoine Charpentier (; 1643 – 24 February 1704) was a French Baroque composer during the reign of Louis XIV. One of his most famous works is the main theme from the prelude of his ''Te Deum'', ''Marche en rondeau''. This theme is still u ...

with same chorus and orchestra. (recorded in 2019) *''5 Pièces'' (1997) * ''Patmos'' for string orchestra (2007) ;Concertante * Concerto No. 1 for cello and orchestra (1989) * Concerto No. 2 for cello and orchestra (1996–1997) * ''Streams'' for piano and orchestra (2000) * Concerto for violin and orchestra (2003) * ''Musical humors'', Concerto for viola and string orchestra (2003) * ''Le Tombeau de Virgile'' for harp and orchestra (2006) * Concerto for clarinet and orchestra (2011) ;Chamber music * String Quartet No. 1 (1985) * ''Pavane'' for viola solo (1987) * String Quartet No. 2 (1988) * ''Élégie'' for string quartet (1990) * ''Duo Séphardim'' for viola and bassoon (1993) * ''11 Caprices'' for 2 violins (or violas) (1994) * ''8 Duos'' for viola and bassoon (1995) * ''Niggun'' for solo bassoon (1995) * ''In nomine'' for 7 cellos (2001) * ''3 Nocturnes'' for flute, viola and harp (2001) * Sonata for cello solo (2003) * ''Choral'' for cello and harp (2004) * ''Tenebrae'' for viola and piano (2005) * ''6 Bagatelles'' for clarinet, viola and piano (2007) ;Film scores

References

External links

*Philippe Hersant website https://philippehersant.fr * 1948 births Living people Conservatoire de Paris alumni French male classical composers French film score composers French male film score composers French opera composers Male opera composers {{France-composer-stub