Serge Jean Mathieu Lancen (5 November 1922 – 10 July 2005) was a French composer and classical pianist.

Life

Born in Paris, already in his earliest childhood Lancen developed an extraordinary interest in music. He completed 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 ...

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

with

Marguerite Long Marguerite Marie-Charlotte Long (13 November 1874 – 13 February 1966) was a French pianist, pedagogue, lecturer, and an ambassador of French music. Life Early life: 1874–1900 Marguerite Long was born to Pierre Long and Anne Marie Antoin ...

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Lazare Lévy Lazare Lévy Lazare Lévy, also hyphenated as Lazare-Lévy, (18 January 188220 September 1964) was an influential French pianist, organist, composer and pedagogue. As a virtuoso pianist he toured throughout Europe Europe is a large peninsu ...

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 ...

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

musical composition Musical composition can refer to an original piece or work of music, either vocal or instrumental, the structure of a musical piece or to the process of creating or writing a new piece of music. People who create new compositions are called ...

with

Tony Aubin Tony Louis Alexandre Aubin (8 December 1907 – 21 September 1981) was a French composer. Career Aubin was born in Paris. From 1925 to 1930, he studied at the Paris Conservatory under Samuel Rousseau (composer), Samuel Rousseau (music theory), ...

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 ...

. His exams were awarded a first prize. In 1950 he received the 2nd

Prix de Rome The Prix de Rome () or Grand Prix de Rome was a French scholarship for arts students, initially for painters and sculptors, that was established in 1663 during the reign of Louis XIV of France. Winners were awarded a bursary that allowed them t ...

for his cantata ''Bettina'', the French Radio Composition Prize and other prizes and awards. His oeuvre includes numerous compositions ranging from symphonic music to

chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small numb ...

, concertos for piano, flute, double bass and harp, as well as two

ballet Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of ...

s and a

chamber opera Chamber opera is a designation for operas written to be performed with a chamber ensemble rather than a full orchestra. Early 20th-century operas of this type include Paul Hindemith's ''Cardillac'' (1926). Earlier small-scale operas such as Pergoles ...

. Since 1960 he has devoted himself particularly to the creation of works for symphonic wind orchestra. His friend

Désiré Dondeyne Désiré Louis Corneille Dondeyne (21 July 1921 – 12 February 2015) was a French conductor, composer and teacher who was born in Laon in the Aisne département. He studied music at the conservatory in Lille and beginning in 1936 at the Conserv ...

introduced him to this medium. Lancen died in Paris on 10 July 2005.

Works

Pieces for Orchestra

* 1964 ''Charlot'' * 1965 ''Triptyque'' * 1968 ''En route pour Monte-Carlo'' * 1968 ''Fifres en fête'' * 1969 ''Symphonietta'' * 1993 ''Jeunes archets'' * 1993 ''Jeux pour musiciens (for wind ensemble)''

Masses and religious works

* 1957 ''Narcisse'' profane oratorio * 1975 ''Poème œcuménique'' for nine soloists, mixed choir, children's choir, organ and symphony orchestra * 1986 ''Missa solemnis'' dedicated to

John Paul II Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...

for soprano, baritone, mixed choir, harp and symphonic wind orchestra *# Introit *# Kyrie *# Gloria *# Offertorium *# Sanctus *# Pater Noster *# Agnus Dei *# Communio *# Deo Gratias *# Alleluia * 1991 ''Te Deum'' for tenor solo, baritone solo, male choir and winds *# Te Deum Laudamus *# Tu Rex Gloriae, Christe *# Salvum fac populum tuum *# Miserere nostri, Domine *# Laudamus

Works for wind orchestra

* 1962 ''Manhattan Symphonie''''Manhattan Symphonie''
(YouTube) *# Arrivée à Manhattan *# Le Central Park *# Harlem *# Broadway *# Rockefeller Building * 1964 ''Symphonie de Noël'' *# Impressions of the first hours of the solemn Holy Night *# Joy and hope *# Finale * 1967 ''Mini Symphonie'' * 1968 ''Festival à Kerkrade'' * 1969 ''Obsession'' * 1969–1970 ''Cap Kennedy'' * 1971 ''Hymne a la musique'' * 1971 ''Parade Concerto'' for piano and symphonic wind orchestra *# Introduction et Allegro *# Andantino *# Allegro * 1971 ''Ouverture texane'' * 1975 ''Marche pour un anniversaire'' * 1975 ''Symphonie de Paris'' * 1976 ''Ouverture triomphale'' * 1976 ''Rapsodie sui temi bretoni'' * 1976 ''Rhapsodie sur des thèmes Normands'' * 1977 ''Suite pastorale'' * 1979 ''Le Mont Saint Michel'' Tableaux Symphoniques - musical fresque in four movements *# Moderato / Allegro / Moderato - Near

le Mont-Saint-Michel Mont-Saint-Michel (; Norman: ''Mont Saint Miché''; ) is a tidal island and mainland commune in Normandy, France. The island lies approximately off the country's north-western coast, at the mouth of the Couesnon River near Avranches and is ...

rising out of the fog and sand. Crossing the ramps that surround the heart of this small site. Climbing up to the abbey church. Discovering the incomparable panorama without horizon. *# Allegro Moderato - A patch of green, peaceful and unexpected. *# Maestoso - The proud fortress, its steep buttresses, its austere and echoing vaults. *# Moderato / Grandioso - The highest plan of the abbey, with its church, its monastery and the refectory of the monks. The shadow of the Mont-Saint-Michel stretches over the sand into the setting sun. As the night falls, "the miracle" rises from the darkness in the flames of the projectors. Like an arrow, the cathedral and statue of St. Michael rise high above the floods. * 1980 ''Trianon for Band'' *# Moderato maestoso *# Allegro *# Allegro *# Moderato maestoso * 1980 ''Festival rhapsodie'' * 1980 ''Bocage'' * 1980 ''Versailles'' * 1980 ''Le Chant de l’Arbre'' * 1980 ''Hymne de Fraternité'' for choir and wind orchestra from the ''Poème œcuménique'' * 1981 ''Dédicace'' for

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and wind orchestra * 1983 ''Scandinave'' * 1984 ''Divertimento'' * 1984 ''Marche nuptiale'' * 1984 ''Concerto de Paris'' for piano and symphonic wind orchestra * 1986 ''Mascarade'' for brass quintet and brass orchestra *# Ouverture *# Columbine *# Pierrot *# Harlequin *# Mezzetin *# Spavento *# Le Vagabond *# Final * 1988 ''Concerto pour Trombone'' * 1986 ''Symphonie de l’Eau'' Water circuit in nature * 1986 ''Aunis et Saintonge en fête'' * 1988 ''Sonate Concertante'' for clarinet and wind orchestra * 1990 ''Concerto pour harpe'' * 1990 ''Divertimento pour petite orchestre d'harmonie'' * 1990 ''Eveil'' * 1990 ''Hymne au soleil'' * 1990–1991 ''Concerto pour cœur'' * 1991 ''Symphonie Ibérique'' *# Andante moderato - Allegro Viva *# Lento - Andante *# Andante - Allegro - Vivace * 1991 ''Concerto pour Hautbois'' *# Allegro *# Andante *# Allegro * 1993 ''Images d’Ollioules'' *# Allegro *# Andante *# Andante *# Allegro Vivo * 1993 ''Cinquantième'' * 1993 ''Symphonie joyeuse'' * 1993 ''Zwiefache Symphonique'' *# Allegro *# Allegretto *# Moderato *# Allegro * 1994 ''Remerciements'' for baritone, harp and harmony orchestra based on texts from the Bible and from prayers *# Introduction *# Prière *# Remerciements à Dieu *# Benidicamus Domine *# Prière du Souvenir *# Gloire à Dieu - Alleluia * 1994 ''Credo'' for mixed four-part choir and harmony orchestra * 1995 ''Hymne aux musiciens'' * 1996 ''Espaces harmoniques'' for reciter, choirs and harmony orchestra * 1996 ''Jubilé'' * 1998 ''Jour de fête'' * ''Contraste'' for alto saxophone and wind orchestra * ''Little Symphonie'' * ''Ouverture pour un Matin d’Automne'' * ''Copacabana''

Stage works

* 1962 ''Mauvaise conscience'', chamber opera

Concerts with accompaniment (orchestra, piano and other instruments)

* 1954 ''Concerto pour harmonica'' * 1962 ''Concerto pour flûte et orchestre'' * 1962 ''Concerto pour contrebasse'' * 1966 ''Concerto pour violon'' * 1968 ''Concerto champêtre pour harpe et orchestre'' * 1974 ''Concerto Rhapsodie pour piano et orchestre'' * 1985 ''Concerto pour violon et contrebasse'' * 1987 ''Concerto pour contrebasse et orchestre '' * 1988 ''Concerto pour harpe'' (also in a version for wind players) * 1992 ''Concerto pour saxophone alto et orchestre''

Bibliography

* Jozef Robijns, Miep Zijlstra: ''Algemene muziekencyclopedie'', Haarlem: De Haan, (1979)-1984, * Wolfgang Suppan,

Armin Suppan Armin Suppan (born 16 October 1959) is an Austrian brass musician and composer. Life Born in Graz, son of the musicologist Wolfgang Suppan, Suppan studied music at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz as well as at the Hochschule ...

: ''Das Neue Lexikon des Blasmusikwesens'', 4th edition, Freiburg-Tiengen, Blasmusikverlag Schulz GmbH, 1994, * Paul E. Bierley, William H. Rehrig: ''The heritage encyclopedia of band music : composers and their music'', Westerville, Ohio: Integrity Press, 1991, *

Jean-Marie Londeix Jean-Marie Londeix (20 September 1932) is a French saxophonist born in Libourne who studied saxophone, piano, harmony and chamber music.Ingham, Richard (ed.)''The Cambridge Companion to the Saxophone'' Cambridge University Press (1998) p. 169. Umb ...

: ''Musique pour saxophone, volume II : répertoire général des œuvres et des ouvrages d' enseignement pour le saxophone'', Cherry Hill: Roncorp Publications, 1985. * Jean-Marie Londeix: ''125 ans de musique pour saxophone, répertoire général des œuvres et des ouvrages d' enseignement pour le saxophone'', Paris: Éditions Musicales, 1971. * Nicole Lacombe, Alain Lacombe: ''Des compositeurs pour l'image (Cinéma et Teélévision)'', Neuilly sur Seine: Musique et promotion éditeur, 1982, 602 pages.

References

External links

Biography on ''Musica et Memoria''
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Serge Lancen catalogue
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lancen, Serge 1922 births 2005 deaths 20th-century French composers 20th-century French male classical pianists Concert band composers French male classical composers French composers of sacred music French opera composers Musicians from Paris Conservatoire de Paris alumni Prix de Rome for composition