Victorin de Joncières

Felix-Ludger Nightingale , known as Victorin de Joncières , born with Paris the April 12th 1839 and died in Paris the October 26th 1903, is a Compositeur and musical Critique French.

Biography

First of all, he studies painting, the music being, to some extent, his Hobby. Nevertheless, he wants to supplement his musical knowledge and is registered with the Conservatoire of Paris and follows as an amateur the courses of Simon Leborne.

At twenty years, it composes an operetta for a representation in front of students, which obtains a real success from criticisms. Also, it more seriously continues the study of the music with Antoine Elwart, then Fernand Leborne. Its passion for Richard Wagner leads it to take positions which do not like everyone and it leaves the school with glare.

Between 1871 and 1900, he is musical chronicler with Freedom under the pseudonym of Jennius and he supports in his articles César Franck and his friend of youth Emmanuel Chabrier.

Very likely and impulsive, it accepts disappointments badly: little appreciated symphonist, discussed playwright and candidate refused with the Institute. He dies without having the consolation to prove his artistic merit.

Its works

; Operas
  • Sardanapale on a booklet of the tragedy of Byron by Henry Becque (Opera house, February 8th, 1867)
  • Last Days of Pompéi inspired of the novel of Edward Bulwer-Lytton (Opera house, September 21st, 1869)
  • Dimitri according to Friedrich von Schiller, its greater success and appreciated by Emmanuel Chabrier (Theater of Gaité, May 5th, 1876)
  • the Queen Berthe (Opera of Paris, December 27th, 1878)
  • the Knight Jean (Opera Comic, March 11th, 1885; success in Germany under the title of Johann von Lothringen )
  • Lancelot of the Lake (Opera, February 7th, 1900)
; Music for orchestra
  • Incidental music for Hamlet (Nantes, September 21st, 1867)
  • romantic Symphony (Paris, March 9th, 1873)
  • Concerto for violin (Paris, December 12th, 1869)
  • the Sea , symphonic ode (1881)

Sources

  • Joel-Marie Fauquet (to dir.), Dictionary of the music in France at the 19th century Beech, 2003,
  • Theodore Baker and Nicolas Sloninsky, bibliographical Dictionary of the musicians , Robert Laffont, 1995.

External bonds

  • Victorin de Joncières
  • Principal works

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