Jean-Louis Charles Huré (17 September 1877 – 27 January 1930) was a French

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and

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. Though educated in music at a monastery in

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, he was mostly self-taught.

Life

Born in

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, France, on 17 September 1877, Huré studied

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and

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at the École Saint-Maurille in

and served as organist at the cathedral in the city. In 1895, he moved to

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, where he was advised by

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and

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to study at the Conservatory. Huré preferred to live an independent life. From 1910, he taught at the

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, where

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and

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were among his students. In 1911, Huré helped found the Paris Mozart Society; he was also a member of the short-lived

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during 1912–14. He worked as organist at the churches of Notre-Dame-des-Blancs-Manteaux, Saint-Martin-des-Champs and

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between 1911 and 1914. From 1924, he was appointed successor to Lucien Grandjany at Sacré-Cœur and from 1926, as the successor to Eugene Gigout at Saint-Augustin. Between 1924 and 1926, Huré edited and published a monthly journal called ''L'Orgue et les Organistes''. In addition to a number of organ works, Huré composed a comic opera and a ballet, three symphonies and chamber works. In 2010, a CD with works by Huré was recorded, featuring a four-movement sonata for violin and piano and a piano quintet performed by the Quatuor Louvigny and pianist

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. Huré died in

on 27 January 1930.

Works

;Stage * ''Te Deum: extrait de Jeanne d'Arc'', poème théâtral (1895); words by A. Vincent * ''La Cathédrale'' (1910) * ''Au bois sacré'', Ballet in 1 act (1921) * ''Le Rajah de Mysore'', Operetta ;Orchestral * Symphony No. 1 (1896) * Symphony No. 2 (1897) * Symphony No. 3 (1903) * ''Poèmes enfantins'' for chamber orchestra (1906) *''Nocturne'' (Paris: A.Z. Mathot, 1908) * ''Prélude symphonique'' for orchestra ;Concertante * ''Air'' for violin or cello and orchestra (1902) * ''Nocturne'' for piano and orchestra (1903) * ''Andante'' for alto saxophone, string orchestra, harp, timpani and organ (1915) * ''Concertstück'' for saxophone and orchestra * Concerto for cello and orchestra (1929) * Concerto for violin and orchestra ;Chamber music * ''Suite sur des Chants bretons'' for violin, cello and piano or harp (1898; Paris: A.Z. Mathot, 1913) * Sonata in C minor for violin and piano (1900–1901) * ''Petite chanson'' for cello (or viola) and piano (1901) * ''Air'' in F major for cello and piano or organ (1901) * Sonata No. 1 in F minor for cello and piano (1903; Paris: A. Z. Mathot, 1914) * Sonata for violin and piano (c. 1905) * Sonata No. 2 in F major for cello and piano (1906) * ''Sonatine'' in G major for violin and piano (1907; Paris: A.Z. Mathot, 1909) * Piano Quintet (1907–08; Paris: A.Z. Mathot, 1914) * Sonata No. 3 in F major for cello and piano (1909) * String Quartet No. 1 in C major (1913–1917) * ''Prélude'' for violin (or cello) and organ * ''Sérénade en trio'' for violin, cello and piano (1920) * Sonata for violin and piano (1920) * String Quartet No. 2 (Paris: M. Sénart, 1921) * Sonata No. 4 for cello and piano (1924) ;Organ * ''Interlude-élévation'' for organ or harmonium (1911) * ''Communion pour une Messe de Minuit à Noël'' (Communion on a Noel: Offertory for Midnight Mass) (1913) * ''Prélude pour une messe Pontificale'' (1915) ;Piano * ''Poèmes Enfantin'' (1906) * ''Jacques et Jacqueline'' (Paris: A. Z. Mathot, ca 1910; ''Musica'', July 1912,

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et Cie) * Sonata No. 1 in F minor for piano (or harp) (1907; Paris: A. Z. Mathot, 1913) * Sonata No. 2 (1916) ;Vocal * ''Élégie'' for voice, cello and piano (Paris: A. Z. Mathot, 1905); words by René de Brédenbec * ''Te Deum'' for soprano, chorus and organ (Paris: A. Z. Mathot, 1907) * ''Sept chantons de Bretagne'' for voice and piano (Paris: A. Z. Mathot, 1910) * ''Ave Maria'' for 2 female voices (1924; Paris: Éditions musicales de la Schola cantorum et de la Procure générale de musique, 1956) * ''L'Âme en peine'' for 4 voices (1925) * ''4 Lettres de femmes'' for voice and piano (1928) * ''4 Poèmes'' for voice and piano (1929); words by Arnould Grémilly * ''Trois Chansons monodiques'' for solo voice (1930); words by

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* ''Belle, j'entends bien tourner la meule du moulin'' for voice and chamber orchestra ;Literary * ''Chansons et danses bretonnes précédées d'une étude sur la monodie populaire'' (Angers, 1902) * ''Dogmes musicaux'' (''Le Monde musical'', Paris, 1909) * ''Technique du piano'' (Paris, 1909) * ''Introduction à la technique du piano'' (Paris, 1910) * ''Défense et illustration de la musique française'' (Angers, 1915) * ''La Technique de l'orgue'' (Paris, 1918) * ''L'Esthétique de l'orgue'' (Paris: Sénart, 1923) * ''Saint Augustin musicien'' (Paris: Sénart, 1924)

Bibliography

Georges Migot Georges Elbert Migot (27 February 1891 – 5 January 1976) was a prolific France, French composer. Though primarily known as a composer, he was also a poet, often integrating his poetry into his compositions, and an accomplished Painting, painter ...

: ''Jean Huré'' (Paris: Sénart, 1926) * Jean Bonfils: ''Jean Huré'' (Kassel: Bärenreiter, 1957)

References

External links

Works by Jean Huré
at the

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