Boëly, Lefèbure-Wély, Lemmens Flashcards
Where and when was Boëly born?
19 April 1785 in Versailles
Where and when did Boëly die?
27 December 1858 in Paris
Where did Boëly receive his musical education?
He studied at the Paris conservatory until he was 15, and then was largely self-taught, particularly from the German classics.
What other instrument did Boëly play?
Boëly also played the viola.
For what other instrument did Boëly advocate?
Boëly also was an advocate for the pedal piano.
Where did Alexandre-Pierre-François Boëly work?
Around 1830 he devoted himself primarily to the organ. He worked from 1834 - 1838 at St. Gervais and as organist at St. Germain l’Auxerrois from 1840 - 1851. He was dismissed because his playing was not sufficiently flamboyant.
He was the only French organist reputed at in the early-mid 19th century who developed a pedal technique adequate to play the works of Bach. He had a German pedalboard installed at St. Germain l’Auxerrois.
A.P.F. Boëly
Much admired by Saint-Saëns and Franck
A.P.F. Boëly
Programmed works of Bach, Couperin, Handel, and Albrechtsberger for organ demonstrations and inaugurations.
A.P.F. Boëly
Composed 300 pieces, including
·a number of liturgical verses in the tradition of the 18th century French School
·more Germanic pieces which owe much to Bach
·numerous fugues
·Christmas carol melodies treated as chorale preludes
·two Lutheran Chorales
·pedal piano influenced works
A.P.F. Boëly
What works by Boëly were published in his lifetime?
“Offertoires”, op. 9
Pièces, Op. 10 and 12 (1842)
Messe du jour de Noël, op. 11 (1842)
A few pieces for expressive organ or harmonium, op. 14 (1846)
Préludes sur des cantiques de Denizot, Op. 15 (1847)
Large scale pieces for organ or pedal piano, op. 18 (1856)
Fantasie and Fugue in B-flat Major (probably his best known work)
When and where was Louis James Alfred Lefébure-Wély born?
He was born in Paris on 13 November 1817.
When and where did Louis James Alfred Lefébure-Wély die?
He died on 31 December 1869 in Paris.
Son of the organist of St. Roch in Paris (Isaac-François Lefébre, who called himself Lefébure-Wély), for whom he substituted in 1825 and succeeded in 1831-47.
L.J.A. Lefébure-Wély
A student of François Benoist at the Paris Conservatory in 1832 (won first prize in piano and organ - 1835) along with César Franck.
L.J.A. Lefébure-Wély
A good friend of Aristide Cavaillé-Coll, this organist inaugurated nearly all of his early instruments.
L.J.A. Lefébure-Wély
He served as organist at La Madeleine from 1847 - 1857.
L.J.A. Lefébure-Wély
He served as organist at Saint Sulpice from 1863 until his death.
L.J.A. Lefébure-Wély
This organist was a celebrated improviser of naturalistic scenes, being unsurpassed in the presentation of thunder storms.
L.J.A. Lefébure-Wély
The works of this organist include
L’organiste Moderne (1867) - a 12-volume collection containing versets, Antiennes, Communions, Offertoires, Entrées et Sorties, and Marches after his improvisations at St. Sulpice.
-L’Office Catholique (1860)
-Meditaciones Religiosas, Op. 122 (1858)
L.J.A. Lefébure-Wély
When and where was Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens born?
He was born 3 January 1823 in Zoerle-Parwijs, near Antwerp (Anvers), Belgium.
When and where did Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens die?
He died in Zemst, near Malines (Mechelen), Belgium on 30 January 1831.
He studied piano with Leopold Godineau, organ with Christian Girschner, the court organist of Leopold I, and composition François-Joseph Fétis (Director of the Brussels Conservatory)
Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens
He was appointed organist of Saint Sulpice, Diest at age 16.
Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens
