Jean Gabriel-Marie

Jean Gabriel Prosper Marie (8 January 1852, Paris – 29 August 1928, Puigcerdà, Girona, Spain) was a French romantic composer and conductor.

Biography

Gabriel Marie was born in Paris on 8 January 1852, where he studied at the Conservatoire de Paris and held a prominent position in the local musical world. He died unexpectedly on August 29, 1928. He was the father of the composer Jean Gabriel-Marie.[1]

Works

Gabriel Marie's works include La Cinquantaine ("The Golden Wedding", 1887) for cello and piano, for octet, and in various other arrangements. He also composed many dance pieces, notably the waltz Sous les firnes ("Under the Ash Trees", 1884) and the highly original polka Frais minois ("Fresh Face"). Sérénade Badine achieved some popularity by its numerous arrangements, including those for saxophone and piano, and cello and piano, as did other chamber works and light works for orchestra.[1]

  1. Simplicité
  2. Insouciance
  3. Quiétude
  4. Souvenir
  5. Mélancolie
  6. Allègresse
  1. Dans le calme du soir, Mélodie
  2. Fleur novelle, Romance
  3. Radotages
  4. Douce Rencontre
  1. Lamento (1887) for various instrumentations: cello (or violin, or viola, or flute, or clarinet) and piano
  2. La Cinquantaine, Air dans le style ancien ("The Golden Wedding", 1887) for various instrumentations: cello (or violin, or viola, or mandolin, or flute, or oboe, or clarinet, or alto saxophone) and piano; cello and quintet; piano solo; piano 4-hands; organ; harmonium; orchestra; military band; voice and piano; 2 voices and piano
  1. Romance (also for violin and piano)
  2. Sérénade badine (also for violin, viola, mandolin, flute, oboe, or clarinet and piano)
  3. Tzigane, Mazurka (also for violin and piano, cello and orchestra, piano solo, and piano 4-hands)

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