Gustave Lefèvre

Biography

He is the pupil of Michel Carafa of Colobrano and studies during ten years near Pierre Maleden where he begins his work on the texture from the musical periods, the rate/rhythm and the modulation.

In 1855, it founds the Company of the artistic progress which makes hear the choruses of the pilgrims of Tannhaüser of Richard Wagner.

In 1865, he marries the oldest daughter of Louis Niedermeyer and is named director of the École Niedermeyer.

In 1872, it creates the Company in the concerts of the School which intends to join again with the Company of the concerts of musical vocal nun and traditional rested by the prince of Moskowa and it directs it until its dissolution in 1844.

Its works

It composes primarily of the vocal music: melodies, lovesongs, canzonnettes, choruses, a Mass which is carried out in the Pantheon in 1850, a incidental music for Romeo and Juliettte represented in Odéon in 1861, a Psaume of Penitence (1877), two symphonies , string quartets .

Its writings

treated counterpoint and rate/rhythm (new),

treated of harmony (1889) which provides the foundations of a widened tonality,

It creates in 1900 the New Control , a resumption of the review founded formerly by Niedermeyer,

Drafting of the article devoted to at the traditional Music school Niedermeyer for the encyclopedia of the music and the Dictionary of the Academy , Albert Lavignac and Lionel of Laurencie.

Source

Dictionary of the music in France at the 19th century under the direction of Joel-Marie Fauquet (Beech)

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