Pierre Dervaux (born 3 January 1917 in
Juvisy-sur-Orge
Juvisy-sur-Orge (, literally ''Juvisy on Orge'') is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. It is located 18 km south-east of Paris, a few kilometres south of Orly Airport.
The site of the town has been occu ...
, France; died 20 February 1992 in
Marseilles
Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Franc ...
, France) was a French
opera
Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librett ...
tic
conductor,
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.
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, and
pedagogue
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. 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 ...
, he studied
counterpoint
In music, counterpoint is the relationship between two or more musical lines (or voices) which are harmonically interdependent yet independent in rhythm and melodic contour. It has been most commonly identified in the European classical tradi ...
and harmony with
Marcel Samuel-Rousseau
Marcel Auguste Louis Samuel-Rousseau (né Rousseau; 18 August 1882 – 11 June 1955) was a French composer, organist, and opera director.
Biography
Born in Paris, he was the son of Samuel Rousseau and later changed his surname to Samuel-Rousseau ...
and
Jean
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People
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* Jea ...
and
Noël Gallon
Noël Jean-Charles André Gallon (11 September 1891 – 26 December 1966) was a French composer and music educator. His compositional output includes several choral works and vocal art songs, 10 preludes, a ''Toccata'' for piano, a ''Sonata ...
, as well as piano with
Isidor Philipp
Isidor Edmond Philipp (first name sometimes spelled Isidore) (2 September 1863 – 20 February 1958) was a French pianist, composer, and pedagogue of Jewish Hungarian descent. He was born in Budapest and died in Paris.
Biography
Isidor Philipp ...
,
Armand Ferté, and
Yves Nat
Yves Philippe Avit Nat (29 December 1890 – 31 August 1956) was a French pianist and composer.
Biography
Nat was born in Béziers and showed an early aptitude for both piano and composition. By the age of seven he was allowed to improvise eac ...
. He also served as principal conductor of the
Opéra-Comique
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(1947–53), and the
Opéra de Paris
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(1956–72). In this capacity he directed the French première of
Poulenc
Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc (; 7 January 189930 January 1963) was a French composer and pianist. His compositions include songs, solo piano works, chamber music, choral pieces, operas, ballets, and orchestral concert music. Among the best-kno ...
’s ''
Dialogues des Carmélites
' (''Dialogues of the Carmelites''), FP 159, is an opera in three acts, divided into twelve scenes with linking orchestral interludes, with music and libretto by Francis Poulenc
Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc (; 7 January 189930 January 196 ...
''. He was also Vice-President of the Concerts Pasdeloup (1949–55), President and Chief conductor of the
Concerts Colonne
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History
While leader of the Opéra de Paris orchestra, Édouard Colonne was engaged by the publisher Georges Hartmann to lead a ...
(1958–92), Musical Director of the Orchestre des Pays de Loire (1971–79) as well as holding similar posts at the Quebec Symphony Orchestra (1968–75), where he collaborated with concertmaster Hidetaro Suzuki, and the Nice Philharmonic (1979–82).
He taught at the
École Normale de Musique de Paris
The École Normale de Musique de Paris "Alfred Cortot" (ENMP) is a leading conservatoire located in Paris, Île-de-France, France. At the time of the school's foundation in 1919 by Auguste Mangeot, Alfred Cortot. The term ''école normale'' (Engl ...
(1964–86), the
Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal
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(1965–72) and was also president of the jury of the international conducting competition in Besançon.
Dervaux composed two symphonies, two concertos, a string quartet, a trio and several songs.
In addition to the
Légion d'honneur
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, Dervaux also received the
Ordre national du Mérite
The Ordre national du Mérite (; en, National Order of Merit) is a French order of merit with membership awarded by the President of the French Republic, founded on 3 December 1963 by President Charles de Gaulle. The reason for the order's esta ...
.
His recordings include: ''L'Enfance du Christ'' (Berlioz) in 1959, ''Les pêcheurs de perles'' (Bizet) in 1961, and ''Istar'', ''Wallenstein'' and ''La Forêt enchantée'' (d'Indy) in 1975.
Selected recordings
Camille Saint-Saëns
Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (; 9 October 183516 December 1921) was a French composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the Romantic music, Romantic era. His best-known works include Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (1863), the Piano C ...
'', Complete Violin Concertos (n°1,
n°2,
n°3),''
Ulf Hoelscher
Ulf Hoelscher (born 17 January 1942 in Kitzingen) is a German violinist.
He has been soloist with the Berlin Philharmonic, the Vienna Symphony, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic. He has recorded numerous concertos by Sch ...
, violin'','' New Philarmonie Orchestra, conductor Pierre Dervaux. Recorded 1977. 2 CD Brillant Classics 2012
External links
* http://www.answers.com/topic/pierre-dervaux-classical-musician?cat=entertainment
1917 births
1992 deaths
People from Juvisy-sur-Orge
French male conductors (music)
Officiers of the Légion d'honneur
Conservatoire de Paris alumni
Academics of the École Normale de Musique de Paris
Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal faculty
Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite
Officiers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery
Pupils of Isidor Philipp
20th-century French conductors (music)
20th-century French male musicians
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