Other French Information Flashcards
Who taught at the Paris Conservatoire?
Benoist
Franck
C.M. Widor
Alexandre Guilmant
Eugene Gigout
Marcel Dupre
Falcinelli
Who worked at St. Clotilde
Franck
Pierne
Tournemire
Bonnel
Langlais
Who worked at St. Sulpice
Lefebure-Wely
C.M. Widor
Marcel Dupre
Jean-Jacques Grunenwald
Daniel Roth
Biography of Lemmens
He was from Belgium and studied piano with Leopold Godineau, organ with Christian Girschner, court organist of Leopold I, and composition with Francois-Joseph Fetis, the director of Brussels Conservatory. Eventually a pupil of Hesse. In 1849-69 he was the organ professor at Brussels Conservatory, where he taught Charles-Marie Widor and Alexandre Guilmant.
Organ Works of Lemmens
Ecole d’orgue basee sur le pain-chant romain
-Includes many pieces, like the Fanfare in D and Priere in E.
Sonata No. 1, Pontificale
Sonata No. 2, O Filii
Sonata No. 3, Pascale
Ten Improvisations using a rigorous and singing style
What are the pre “six-pieces” works of Franck?
Piece in E-flat major, 1846, earliest known work
Piece (Fantaisie) in A maj, 1854
Andantino, 1856/7, written for a factory Cavaille-Colle organ
Pieces Posthumes, 1858-1863, 44 pieces
What are details around Franck’s Six Pieces
Pub 1868
Fantaisie in C, op. 16, dedicated to Chauvet
Grand Piece Symphonique, op. 17, dedicated to Alkan
Prelude, Fugue, et Variations, op. 18, dedicated to Saint-Saens
Pastorale, op. 19, dedicated to Cavaille-Colle
Priere, op. 20, dedicated to Benoist
Final, op. 21, dedicated to Lefebure-Wely
What are details around Franck’s Trois Pieces and Trois Chorals
1878, written for Cavaille-Coll’s Trocadero instrument
Fantaisie in A, fwv 35
Cantabile, fwv 36
Piece Heroique, fwv 37
1890
E major, ded. to Gigout, fwv 38
B minor, fwv 39
A minor, fwv. 40, ded. to Augustra Holmes
What was Franck’s final work?
L’organiste, 1890, 59 pieces for organ or harmonium
