Jeanne Marie Louise Barbillion (12 October 1895 – 8 August 1992) was a French pianist, violinist, and composer.
Life edit
Born in Paris, Barbillion attended the Schola Cantorum de Paris from the age of 8.[1] She was a pupil of Vincent d'Indy (who nicknamed her "the Chameleon"[2]) who gave her orchestration lessons, Armand Parent and Berthe Duranton.[3]
In the late 1910s, she performed as a violinist with Vincent d'Indy in pieces by Nicola Porpora, Franz Schubert and Vincent d'Indy.[4]
In the 1920s, she created the Barbillion Quartet, in collaboration with Denise Vidaillet, Edwige Bergeron, Madeleine Portier, and Marcel Vernet.[5][6] She composed and created several of her works for her quartet, (La tristesse de Pan, 13 March 1926)[6] for example).
In the 1940s, Barbillion taught chamber music at the École César-Franck.[7]
In 1972, she took part in a day in homage to Charles Fourier, for whom she composed a Hymne sylvestre for mixed choir and mezzo-soprano, Scènes champêtres for piano four hands, and En forêt for piano four hands.[8]
In 1926, she lived on Avenue de l'Observatoire.[6] In 1939 she was awarded the title of Officier of the Ordre des Palmes académiques.[9]
Barbillon died in Paris at the age of 96.
Work edit
- 1926. Provence. Deux pièces, for piano (éd. Maurice-Senart)
- 1926. Sonate en ré majeur, for violin and piano (éd. Maurice-Senart). In concert at la Salle des agriculteurs in June 1925.[10] at the September 1925 Salon d'automne[11] and in concert on radio in June 1927.[12]
- 1928. Trio, for piano, violin and cello (éd. Fortin)
- 1930. Sonate synthétique, for cello and piano (éditions Fortin, 1934)
- 1936. Quatuor à cordes, for two violins, viola and cello
- 1972. Hymne sylvestre, for mixed choir and mezzo-soprano. Score available at la-colonie.org
- 1972. Scènes champêtres, 6 pieces for children (« Sur la route », « Aux champs », « Le ruisseau », « À la ferme », « L’orage », « Le retour »), for piano four hands
- 1972. En forêt (« Jeux », « Soir », « Départ matinal », « Sieste »), for piano four hands.
- Aurora, for male choir
- Automne, for voice and piano
- Chorale et pastorale en rondeau, for ondes Martenot, organ and strings
- Cortège funèbre, for English horn and string orchestra
- Dédicace, for soprano, women's choir and piano
- Two symphonic movements for orchestra
- Étude symphonique for orchestra
- Dorian Hymn, for viola and chromatic harp
- Ile de France, for flute and piano
- Impression maritime, for piano (published by Fortin, 1930)
- Jeanne d'Arc à Rouen, for soloists, choir and orchestra
- Cadence for Beethoven's Violin Concerto
- Pan's Sadness, for baritone, flute, harp and (?)
- The Erinnyes, for soprano, tenor and orchestra
- The Flies, for women's choir
- La noce, nocturne, for voice and piano. In concert at the TSF, 26 June 1927[12][13]
- Poème d'été, for flute, oboe, cello, bassoon and piano
- Poème, for cello and piano
- Provence, for piano
- Quatuor avec piano, for violin, viola, cello and piano
- Quintette à vent
- Sonate, for piano
- Trio avec piano, for violoi, cello and piano. Prix Marmontel, 1928.[14][15]
- Variations sur des vieux Noëls, pour quatuor à cordes et orgue. Premiered 25 December 1935 by Maurice Duruflé[16]
Recording edit
- 1923. Quatuor nº2, (Vincent d'Indy) by the Barbillion quartet. Gramophone W 507 à 509.[4]
Video edit
- 2020. Sonate, for violin and piano, by Francis Paraïso.
References edit
- ^ Adel Heinrich (1991). Organ and Harpsichord Music by Women Composers: An Annotated Catalog. ABC-CLIO. p. 247. ISBN 978-0-313-26802-1. Retrieved 2 September 2021..
- ^ Associés, De Baecque et. debaecque.fr/lot/42125/6175048 "Jeanne BARBILLION (1895/1992), composer". De Baecque et Associés. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help). - ^ "Jeanne Barbillion (1895-1992)". www.klassika.info. Retrieved 2 September 2021..
- ^ a b Schwartz, Manuela (2006). Vincent d'Indy et son temps (in French). Éditions Mardaga. p. 70. ISBN 978-2-87009-888-2. Retrieved 2 September 2021..
- ^ "Quatuor Barbillion". Le Salut Public (in French). 9 April 1926..
- ^ a b c "Pierre Key S Music Year Book 1926-27". Internet Archive. Retrieved 2 September 2021..
- ^ "Circulaire de l'École César-Franck" (PDF) (in French). Paris: École César-Franck. July 1947.
- ^ La Colonie (9 September 1972). Hommage à Charles Fourier 1772-1837. Programme (PDF) (in French). Condé-sur-Vesgre.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link). - ^ "Barbillion, Jeanne". composers-classical-music.com. Retrieved 2 September 2021..
- ^ Office de tourisme et des congrès (Paris) (1925-02-06). "La Semaine à Paris : Paris-guide... : tout ce qui se voit, tout ce qui s'entend à Paris". Gallica (in French). Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Comoedia". Gallica (in French). 1925-09-27. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Le Gaulois : littéraire et politique". Gallica (in French). 1927-06-26. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Excelsior : journal illustré quotidien : informations, littérature, sciences, arts, sports, théâtre, élégances". Gallica (in French). 1927-06-26. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Jeanne Barbillion (1895-1992): Klaviertrio". www.klassika.info (in French). Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Pianoquintet | Piano Quartets". www.pianoquintet.nl. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Duruflé, biographie concertante". www.france-orgue.fr (in French). Retrieved 2 September 2021.
