It is the most popular of roussel s works for the flute. Albert charles paul marie roussel was an outstanding french composer and teacher. Whereas roussel s largescale works are rarely programmed these days, his chamber music works are still very popular. At the end he is sent to a galley as a murderer and drowns. Roussel, sohn eines reichen industriellen, verlor seine eltern bereits in fruher kindheit. French flute music written by french composers for french flautists. Sheet music 33 pp of flute solo, piano part, flute duet version the flute duet pp comprises the flute solo plus all the accompaniment compressed into a single line for a second flute player. Albert charles paul marie roussel 5 nisan 1869, tourcoing 23 agustos 1937, royan, frans.
His second symphony, completed in 1921, exemplifies this tension. Roussel wrote this piece as a character study of his friend, gaston blanquart flute teacher at the paris conservatoire to whom it is dedicated. It is the most popular of roussels works for the flute. Albert roussel 1869 1937 albert roussel, born at tourcoing on 5 april 1869, touched on almost all the styles of his era on the way to a personal idiom. In the story pejaudie is a flute virtuoso, who starts new affairs all the time. April 5, 1869 tourcoing, departement du nord, france died. Albert roussel was born in tourcoing, a town close to the belgian border, where his grandfather was mayor. The child was named after his father who died of consumption shortly after his birth. Albert roussel simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. He was born in tourcoing, france on april 5, 1869 and died in royan, august 23, 1937 his interest in music was secondary to his interest in mathematics, early in life, and in addition he prepared for a career in the navy. His early career was in the french navy, where he rose to lieutenant and visited the near east and china.
His early works were strongly influenced by the impressionism of debussy and ravel, while he later turned toward neoclassicism. International product from outside the united states. Find albert roussel composition information on allmusic. August 1937 in royan war ein franzosischer komponist leben. A list of works in the composer category that are not included here can be.
Albert charles paul marie roussel 5 april 1869 23 august 1937 was a french composer. Divertissement pour flute, hautbois, clarinette, basson, cor et piano composer roussel, albert. Much of the richly diverse oeuvre of albert roussel 18691937 grew from his farflung travels as a young navy officer. The flute and extramusical reference marshall university. His early works were strongly influenced by the impressionism of debussy and ravel, while he later turned toward. This list is manually maintained, therefore some of the available pieces may not yet be. Sheet music 33 pp of flute solo, piano part, flute duet version the flute duet pp comprises the flute solo plus all the accompaniment compressed into a single line for a second flute. Roussel published by trubcher music albert roussel. Under 1920talet skrev roussel bland annat suite en fa och tva symfonier. Albert roussel 18691937 was one of the most important french composers of his time. Born in tourcoing, france, roussel s earliest interest was not in music but mathematics.
Ytterligare scenverk som tillkom var balettoperan padmavati, som dock blev klar forst efter krigsslutet 1918, och hade premiar 1923. Albert roussel edition cd11 classical nika records. Free sheet music albert roussel flute download pdf, mp3. Instead of a sonata he opted for a suite in which he portrayed diverse flautists, all of whom, whether divine or human, represent their own world or culture.
Wright albert charles paul marie roussel was born at tourcoing in northern france, otherwise known as french flanders, on 5 april 1869, the only child of wealthy french industrialists who specialised mostly in textiles. Albert roussel free sheet music to download in pdf, mp3. Though less well known than ravel and debussy, roussel is nevertheless regarded as an important figure in early 20th century french music. Sheet music albert roussel solo instrument and piano.
Uporaba piskotkov na nasi spletni strani pravna podlaga podlaga za obvestilo je spremenjeni zakon o elektronskih komunikacijah uradni list st. Albert charles paul marie roussel april 5, 1869 august 23, 1937 was a french composer. Check out albert roussel edition by various artists on amazon music. His early works were strongly influenced by the impressionism of debussy and ravel, while he later turned. It was written in 1924 and consists of four pieces, each named after a flute player from literature and each dedicated to a flutist of roussel s time. He spent seven years as a midshipman, turned to music as an adult, and became one of the most prominent french composers of the interwar period. It was written in 1924 and consists of four pieces, each named after a flute player from literature and each dedicated to a flutist of roussels time. Catalogue par francois lesure, paris, bibliotheque nationale, 1969. Albert roussel bio, albums, pictures naxos classical music. Free sheet music albert roussel flute download pdf. In 1922, roussel settled in vasterival, in the coast of normandy. This list is manually maintained, therefore some of the available pieces may not yet be linked from this page.
Flute, piano sheet music book by albert roussel 18691937. Albert charles paul marie roussel was a french composer. But he then became one of the most important composers of the years between the two world wars. Albert roussel edition by various artists on amazon music. For an automatically generated alphabetical list of all available pieces, please see category. He spent seven years as a midshipman, turned to music as an adult, and became one of the most. Albert roussel laccueil des muses free downloadable. Oct 26, 2016 albert charles paul marie roussel 5 april 1869 23 august 1937 was a french composer. French composer albert roussel, prominent during the first three decades. Its unique charm lies in the assignment of mythological flautists to distinguished flautists of the early 20th century. One of the major french composers of his time, he produced music that embraces the exotic colours of socalled impressionism, the rigour of his training at vincent dindys schola cantorum, and the questing spirit of modernism. During the 1920s, roussel struggled to balance an increasing structural complexity with emotional expressiveness in his works.