Composers

Cécile Chaminade

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Flute Concertino6 Études de concert, Op.35Mélodies, Recueil 16 Pièces romantiques, Op.55Album des enfants - 1ère série, Op.123Album des enfants - 2ème série, Op.126Mélodies, Recueil 2Air de ballet, Op.30Piano Sonata, Op.21Sérénade aux étoiles, Op.142Mélodies, Recueil 3Album of 17 Pieces for PianoforteLes noces d'argent, Op.13Piano Trio No.1, Op.11Thème varié, Op.89Album of SongsArabesque No.1, Op.612 Piano Pieces, Op.9Toccata, Op.396 Romances sans paroles, Op.76Andante et Scherzettino, Op.596 Feuillets d'album, Op.98Nocturne, Op.165Pastorale enfantine, Op.12Konzertstück, Op.402 Pieces for 2 Pianos, Op.36Les Sylvains, Op.60Callirhoë, Op.37Chaconne, Op.8Danse créole, Op.94L'Ondine, Op.101Berceuse, Op.6Piano Trio No.2, Op.34La Lisonjera, Op.50L'angélus, Op.69Étude pathétique, Op.124L'étéValse carnavalesque, Op.733 Danses anciennes, Op.95Étude mélodique, Op.1186 Pièces humoristiques, Op.87Barcarolle, Op.7MignonneÉtude humoristique, Op.138Capriccio, Op.18Sérénade, Op.293 Préludes, Op.84PortraitPassacaille, Op.130Arabesque No.2, Op.92Chaminade Pianoforte AlbumTristesse, Op.104Berceuse du petit soldat blessé, Op.156Valse No.2, Op.772 Morceaux, Op.27Poèmes provençaux, Op.127SombreroÉtude symphonique, Op.28Viens, mon bien-aiméGigue, Op.43Lolita, Op.54A travers bois, Op.63Pastorale, Op.114Scaramouche, Op.56Étude scolastique, Op.139Arlequine, Op.53Valse romantique, Op.115Romance, Op.137AlleluiaL'absenteLes Amazones, Op.26Duo d'étoiles, Op.68Guitare, Op.323 Morceaux, Op.31Valse brillante No.3, Op.802 Piano Pieces, Op.25Pierrette, Op.41Valse tendre, Op.119L'anneau d’argentLa barque d'amour, Op.135Ballade, Op.86Air italien, Op.170Moment musical, Op.103Au pays dévasté, Op.155Chanson nègre, Op.161L'amour captifEtude romantique, Op.132VillanelleValse-Caprice, Op.33Orientale, Op.22Menuet, Op.23Le Noël des oiseauxLégende, Op.90Libellules, Op.24Capriccio appassionato, Op.52Ballade à la luneValse No.4, Op.91La Sévillane, Op.19Rondeau, Op.97Si j’étais jardinierScherzo-valse, Op.148Valse-ballet, Op.112Danse païenne, Op.158Divertissement, Op.105Fleur jetéeHavanaise, Op.57BerceuseMenuet, Op.5Danse ancienne, Op.75La Morena, Op.67Amour d'automneScherzando, Op.10Chanson espagnoleMarine, Op.38AmorosoMa première lettreInterlude, Op.152La lune paresseuseSouvenirs lointains, Op.1112 Mazurkas, Op.1bMazurk' suédoise, Op.58MadrigalChant d'amourChanson tristeChanson slaveChanson d'orient, Op.157La Livry, Op.51Auprès de ma mieRimembranza, Op.88Marche américaine, Op.131Refrain de NovembreRêve d'un soirChanson GroënlandaiseFeuilles d'automne, Op.146Sous le masque, Op.116Pièce dans le style ancien, Op.74EspoirContes bleus, Op.122Tu me diraisCaprice-impromptu, Op.153ColetteLes Willis, Op.42Caprice humoristique, Op.113Menuet galant, Op.129Chanson de neigeEcrinLes Bohémiens, Op.147Gavotte No.3, Op.144Mots d'amourBonne humeurRonde d'amourSérénade SévillaneAubadeLes rêvesAubade, Op.140Suédoise, Op.141Ritournelle, Op.83L'IdéalLa fiancée du soldatPlaintes d’amourA l'inconnueSérénade vénitienne, Op.154Pastel, Op.128RosemondeGavotte No.5, Op.162Scherzo symphoniqueVariations sur un thème original, Op.120TrahisonL'allée d'émeraude et d'orSérénadeVieille chansonAu pays bleuSur la plageMalgré nousGavotte No.4, Op.149MandolineAvril s'éveilleEcossaise, Op.151Gavotte No.2, Op.121Novelette, Op.110ExtaseLe ciel est bleuInvocationLe charme d'amourScherzo-caprice, Op.145Couplets bachiquesAmertumeDites-luiExilFleur du matinSouhaitNuit d'étéNuit étoiléeLe Retour, Op.134BleusSommeil d'enfantMon cœur chanteLa damoiselleImmortalitéN'est-ce pasLes deux coeursJadisLa Reine de mon coeurSans amourUn souffle a passéToiTon sourirePartoutRêves défuntsVoix du largeLe rendez-vousVeux-tuLes présentsResteViatiqueRessemblanceÉtude printanière, Op.1a6 Études artistiques, Op.4Scherzo-Étude, Op.3Presto, Op.2Valse No.5, Op.109Morceau anonymeDuo symphonique, Op.117Romanza appassionataSuite d'orchestre No.1, Op.20Sérénade espagnole, Op.150Valse d'automne, Op.169Messe pour deux voix égales, Op.167
Wikipedia
Cécile Louise Stéphanie Chaminade (8 August 1857 – 13 April 1944) was a French composer and pianist. In 1913, she was awarded the Légion d'Honneur, a first for a female composer. Ambroise Thomas said, "This is not a woman who composes, but a composer who is a woman."
Born in Paris, she studied at first with her mother, then with Félix Le Couppey on piano, Marie Gabriel Augustin Savard, Martin Pierre Marsick on violin, and Benjamin Godard in music composition, but not officially, since her father disapproved of her musical education. Her first experiments in composition took place in very early days, and in her eighth year she played some of her music to Georges Bizet, who was much impressed with her talents. She gave her first concert when she was eighteen, and from that time on her work as a composer gained steadily in favor. She wrote mostly character pieces for piano, and salon songs, almost all of which were published.
She toured France several times in those earlier days, and in 1892 made her debut in England where her work was extremely popular. Isidor Philipp, head of the piano department of the Paris Conservatory championed her works. She repeatedly returned to England during the 1890s and made premieres there with singers such as Blanche Marchesi and Pol Plançon, though this activity decreased after 1899 due to bad critical reviews.
Chaminade married a music publisher from Marseilles, Louis-Mathieu Carbonel, in 1901, and on account of his advanced age, the marriage was rumored to be one of convenience. He died in 1907, and Chaminade did not remarry.
In 1908 she visited the United States, where she was accorded a hearty welcome. Her compositions were tremendous favorites with the American public, and such pieces as the Scarf Dance or the Ballet No. 1 were to be found in the music libraries of many lovers of piano music of the time. She composed a Konzertstück for piano and orchestra, the ballet music to Callirhoé and other orchestral works. Her songs, such as The Silver Ring and Ritournelle, were also great favorites. Ambroise Thomas once said of Chaminade: "This is not a woman who composes, but a composer who is a woman." In 1913, she was made a Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur, a first for a female composer. In London in November 1901, she made gramophone recordings of seven of her compositions for the Gramophone and Typewriter Company; these are among the most sought-after piano recordings by collectors, though they have been reissued on compact disk. Before and after World War I, Chaminade recorded many piano rolls, but as she grew older, she composed less and less, dying in Monte Carlo on 13 April 1944.
Chaminade was relegated to obscurity for the second half of the 20th century, her piano pieces and songs mostly forgotten, with the Flute Concertino in D major, Op. 107, composed for the 1902 Paris Conservatoire Concours, her most popular piece today.
Chaminade's sister married Moritz Moszkowski, also a well-known composer and pianist like Cécile.
Many of Chaminade's piano compositions received good reviews from critics, but some of her other endeavors and more serious works were less favourably evaluated, perhaps on account of gender prejudices. Most of her compositions were published during her lifetime and were financially successful.
Chaminade's music has been described as tuneful, highly accessible and mildly chromatic, and it may be regarded as bearing the typical characteristics of late-Romantic French music.