Jean Langlais

Jean Langlais is a Organiste, improviser and Compositeur French of the 20th century (1907 - 1991).

Born the 15 February 1907 with Fontenelle (35), and blind man as of the two years age, it makes studies with the National institute of the Young Blind men of Paris. It learns there the Violon, the Piano, the writing and the Orgue with André Marchal. Admitted in 1927 in the class of organ of Marcel Dupre with the Academy of Paris, it learns also the improvisation with Charles Tournemire and, with Olivier Messiaen, follows the courses of composition of Paul Dukas. It receives there in 1930 the first price of Orgue, then in 1931 the Grand Prix of Execution and Improvisation of the Friends of the Organ. Organist of 1945 with 1987 with Holy-Clotilde with Paris, it teaches in his turn at the Institute of the young blind men and the Schola Cantorum. Considered improviser, he was also a prolific type-setter. If the music of organ and the liturgical music constitute the most significant part of its catalog, it devoted a share as of its activity to the instrumental music and vocal profane. It gives also many concerts, in particular 300 recitals in the United States between 1952 and 1981. The many pages of organ which it composed were worth him a celebrity in the musical world. He dies the 8 May 1991 with Paris.

Works for organ

1927 - Prelude and running away
1932 - Evangéliques Poems: Annunciation - Nativity - the Branches
1933-34 - Three Gregorian Paraphrases: Bit and Resurrectio - Ave Maria, Ave Husbands stella - Te Deum
1933-39 - Twenty-four Parts for harmonium or organ in 2 volumes
1941 - First Symphony: Allegro - Eclogue - Choral - Final
1942-43 - Last nine Parts: Song of sorrow - Song of joy - Song of peace - heroic Song - In dulci jubilo - De profundis - My heart seeks a peaceful end - Prelude on a antienne - Gregorian Rhapsody
1943 - Two Offertoires for all times
1946 - Festival
1947 - Short Continuation: Big games - Cantilena - Complaint - Dialog on the mixtures
1947 - Medieval Continuation: Be a prelude to - Tiento - Improvisation - Meditation - Carolingian Acclamations
1948 - French Continuation: Be a prelude to on the big games - Nazard - Counterpoint on sets of sheers - Frenchwoman - Choral on the human voice - Arabesque on the flutes - Meditation on the sets of funds - Trio - celestial Voice - Final rhapsodic
1949 - Incantation for one Day Holy
1950 - Furnace Postludes
1951 - Homage to Frescobaldi: Be a prelude to with the Kyrie - Offertoire - Rise - Communion - Imagination - Antienne - Topic and variations - Epilog for pedal solo
1952 - Missa " In Simplicitate" for chorus in unison and organ
1952 - Folkloric Continuation: Running away on O filii - Legend of Saint Nicolas - Canzona - Canticle - Rhapsody on two Noëls
1954 - Dominica in Palmis
1956 - Eight Modal Parts
1956 - Organ Book: Be a prelude to - Pastoral Song - Choral in E minor - Flutes - Haversack - Choral in F Major - Scherzando - Epithalamium - Andantino - Pasticcio
1956 - Triptych: Melody - Trio - Final
1957 - Office for the Holy Family: Be a prelude to - Offertoire - Communion - Exit
1957 - Office for the Holy Trinity: Be a prelude to - Offertoire - Communion - Exit
1961 - Test
1962 - Three Meditations on the Holy Trinity: The Father - the Son - the Saint Spirit
1962 - Twelve Small Parts for organ or harmonium
1965 - Poem off Life
1966 - Poem off Peace
1966 - Poem off Happiness
1967 - Sonata in trio
1968 - Oecumenical Book: Sacris solemniis - De profundis - Verbum supernum - Eine Feste Burg - Ave Husbands stella - Magnificat - Noster Lord's Prayer - Our Father - Kyrie orbis Factor - Kyrie, God, Our Heavenly Father - Gloria orbis Factor - Glory with God
1968 - Missa Solemnis " Orbis Factor" for mixed chorus, song of assembly and organ
1968 - Two Parts: Worship - Prelude in the old style
1969 - Three Voluntaries: Jacques saint the Major one - co. Marie Madeleine - co. Trinity
1970 - Three Entreaties: For the Joy - For Indulgence - For the Belief
1971 - Five Chorals: Was ones die Erde Gutes spendet - Nun singt ein neues Lied dem Herren - Wie lieblich schön, Herr Zebaoth - Gesegn ones, Herr, die Gaben dein - Wir wollen singn ein Lobgesang
1971 - Offering with Marie: MATER admirabilis - Consolatrix afflictorum - Regina angelorum - Regina pacis - MATER Christi - Maria MATER gratiae
1973 - Five Meditations on the Apocalypse: That which has ears, that he listens to - He was, He is and He comes - prophetic Visions - Oh yes, come, Seigneur Jesus - the Fifth trumpet
1973 - Continuation Baroque: Full play - Tremor cuts some - Dialog - Flutes - Dialog between the oboe, the bumblebee and the nazard - human Voice - Big game
1974 - Eight Songs of Brittany: The Paradise - Let us say the chain - Angelus - Breton Christmas - Jesus my saver blessed - Jesus says to us to request - With the lilies with their silver plated sheets - Think of Eternity
1975 - Three Romance Drafts for one or two organ
1975 - Three Drafts Gothic for one or two organ
1976 - Six Small Parts: Trio - Repeated notes - Legato - Staccato passage - Chords - Rythms
1976 - Mosaic 1: Stele for Gabriel Fauré - On the tomb of Buffalo Bill - Double Imagination for 2 organists - Boystown, place of peace
1976 - Mosaic 2: Gable - Images - Trio - Lament of Bridge-Kalleg - Salvo Regina
1976 - Second Symphony " Webern " went; : Be a prelude to - Lude - Interlude - Postlude
1977 - Mosaic 3: Perfume - Light - Spring - Topics - Pax - the 2nd Imagination for two organists
1978 - Gregorian Triptych: Rosa Mystica - In Paradisum - Alleluia
1978 - Progression: Monodie - Duet - Trio - Offering - Running away and continuo
1979 - Three Noëls
1979 - Offering with a heart: Towards the light - In the light
1979 - Third Symphony: Introduction - Cantabile - Intermezzo - One Sunday morning in New York - Storm
1980 - Rosette: For has celebration - Introduction and walk - Sketch - Fires of artifices
1981 - Song of the shepherds - Prayer of the magi
1982 - Prelude and allegro
1983 - Suns: Morning - Midday - Evening - Stars - France
1983 - Seven Studies in Concert for pedal solo
1984 - Two short Parts
1984 - Eight Preludes: from 1 to 8
1984 - Miniature II
1985 - Talitah Koum: Salvo Regina - Regina caeli - Mass X - 1,7,8
1985 - Three easy Parts: Free - Récitatif - Allegro
1985 - B.A.C.H: 6 parts
1985 - American Folk-Hymn Settings: Amazing Grace - Battle Hymn off the Republic - How firm has foundation - One Jordan' S stormy banks I stand - There has fountain filled with blood - When I edge read my tittle clear
1985 - In Memoriam
1986 - Twelve Verses: from 1 to 12
1986 - Homage to Branch: Ostinato - Meditation - Evocation
1986 - Expressions: 15 parts
1986 - Fantasy one Two Old Scottish Topics
1987 - Trumpet Tune
1988 - Christmas Carol Hymn Settings: O Like, all ye faithful - Angels we cuts heard one high - Silent night, Holy night - In Dulci Jubilo - Joy to the world - He is born
1988 - Contrasts: Knell - Allegretto - Kyrie - Part in concert
1990 - Died and Resurrection
1990 - Moonlight Scherzo
1990 - Three Offertoires
1990 - Continuation in Simplicitate: Full play with the Frenchwoman - Virgo Maria - Cum Jubilo
1990 - Trio

See too

List of Breton type-setters

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