(Alphonse Zoé Charles) Renaud de Vilbac (3 June 1829 – 19 March 1884) was a prolific French

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and composer.

Biography

Vilbac entered 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 ...

at age 13 to study the

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with

François Benoist François Benoist (10 September 1794 – 6 May 1878) was a French organist, composer, and pedagogue. Benoist was born in Nantes. He took his first music lessons under Georges Scheuermann. Benoist studied music at the Conservatoire de Paris and ...

and

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with

Fromental Halévy Jacques-François-Fromental-Élie Halévy, usually known as Fromental Halévy (; 27 May 179917 March 1862), was a French composer. He is known today largely for his opera '' La Juive''. Early career Halévy was born in Paris, son of the cantor ...

. Two years later, in 1844, he won the second "

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" with his

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''Le Renégat de Tanger'' on a text by

Claude-Emmanuel de Pastoret Claude-Emmanuel Joseph Pierre, Marquess of Pastoret (24 December 1755, in Marseille – 28 September 1840, in Paris) was a French lawyer, author and politician. Biography Pastoret was elected member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Le ...

. Returning to Paris after his stay at the

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in Rome, Vilbac became the holder of the great organ Merklin-Schütz of the église Saint-Eugène-Sainte-Cécile in 1855.

Works

Lyrical works

*1857: ''Au clair de lune'',

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on a

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Antoine de Léris Antoine de Léris (Mont-Louis, Roussillon, 28 February 1723 — 1795) was a French journalist and drama critic of the 18th century and a historian of the French theatre, author of the ''Dictionnaire portatif historique et littéraire des théâtres ...

, at the

Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens The Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens () is a Parisian theatre founded in 1855 by the composer Jacques Offenbach for the performance of opéra bouffe and operetta. The current theatre is located in the 2nd arrondissement at 4 rue Monsigny with an ...

. *1858: ''Don Almanzor'',

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on a libretto by Eugène Labat and

Louis Ulbach Louis Ulbach (7 March 182216 April 1889) was a French novelist, essayist and journalist. He published seventy-six volumes, wrote three plays, and wrote numerous articles and political or biographical pamphlets. His romantic novels were compared t ...

, at the

Théâtre Lyrique The Théâtre Lyrique was one of four opera companies performing in Paris during the middle of the 19th century (the other three being the Opéra, the Opéra-Comique, and the Théâtre-Italien). The company was founded in 1847 as the Opéra-N ...

Music for piano

* ''Menuet Louis XV'', Op. 31 * ''Ophélia'', nocturne * ''Petite fantaisie sur la mélodie de Tissot'' * ''Lili-Polka'' * ''Petite poupée chérie'', waltz * ''Caresses enfantines'', mazurka * ''Echo du désert'', rêverie arabe * ''Sonnez clairons'', military march * ''Caprice Styrien'' * ''Fior di speranza'', romance sans paroles * ''École complète et progressive du piano'', in 7 volumes (Paris: Choudens, c.1871) * ''Les Arabesques'', Op. 32 (Paris: Heugel, 1871) * ''La Neige'', mazurka russe (Paris: Léon Grus, c.1871) * ''Échos de l'enfance'', 12 esquisses musicales (Paris: Enoch, c.1877) * ''1re Polonaise'' (Paris: Enoch, c.1877) * ''Deuxième styrienne'' (Paris: Enoch, 1879) * ''Fantaisie sur

I Capuleti e i Montecchi ''I Capuleti e i Montecchi'' (''The Capulets and the Montagues'') is an Italian opera (''Tragedia lirica'') in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini. The libretto by Felice Romani was a reworking of the story of ''Romeo and Juliet'' for an opera by Nicol ...

'' by Bellini (Braunschweig: Litolff) * ''Fantaisie sur

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'' by Bellini (Braunschweig: Litolff) * ''Potpourri sur

Coppélia ''Coppélia'' (sometimes subtitled: ''La Fille aux Yeux d'Émail'' (The Girl with the Enamel Eyes)) is a comic ballet from 1870 originally choreographed by Arthur Saint-Léon to the music of Léo Delibes, with libretto by Charles-Louis-Éti ...

'' (ballet by

Léo Delibes Clément Philibert Léo Delibes (; 21 February 1836 – 16 January 1891) was a French Romantic composer, best known for his ballets and operas. His works include the ballets ''Coppélia'' (1870) and '' Sylvia'' (1876) and the opera ''Lakm� ...

), for piano 4 hands (Berlin: A. Fürstner) * ''Beautés de Coppélia'' (ballet by Léo Delibes), 2 suites for piano 4 hands (c.1885) * ''Bouquet de mélodies sur

La Mascotte ''La mascotte'' (''The Mascot'') is a three-act opéra comique with music by Edmond Audran and words by Alfred Duru and Henri Chivot. The story concerns a farm girl who is a "mascotte": someone with the mystic power to bring good luck to all aroun ...

'', opéra comique by

Edmond Audran Achille Edmond Audran (12 April 184017 August 1901) was a French composer best known for several internationally successful comic operas and operettas. After beginning his career in Marseille as an organist, Audran composed religious music and ...

, 2 suites for piano 4 hands (c.1881)

Music for organ and harmonium

* ''Perles de l'harmonium'', 80 Transcriptions of classical pieces (Braunschweig: Litolff, c.1875) * ''L'Orgue moderne'', twelve pieces applicable to harmoniums, small and large organs, in 2 series (Paris: Heugel, c.1868) * ''L’Organiste Catholique'', in 3 vols. (London, Boston, New York, Milan and Paris: Litolff) **Vol. 1: 12 Offertoires, 12 Élévations ou Communions et 12 Sorties **Vol. 2: Antiennes, Versets, Marches, Processions, Préludes **Vol. 3: 12 Offertoires originaux pour les principales fêtes de l'année

External links

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Michael Hendron plays ''Sortie Solennelle'' of ''L’Instituteur Organiste'' on an harmonium Alexandre of the

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''Le Calme'', n° 14 of the ''25 Études Brillantes'' of the ''École complète et progressive du piano'', vol. 4, by Phillip Sear, piano. {{DEFAULTSORT:Vilbac, Renaud de 1829 births 1884 deaths 19th-century French composers Composers for piano Composers for pipe organ Conservatoire de Paris alumni Musicians from Montpellier French Romantic composers