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Maurice Emmanuel
Person · male · France · Bar-sur-Aube · born 1862 · died 1938 · recording since 1997
French composer
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Also known as Marie François Maurice Emmanuel · 莫里斯·埃马努埃尔
Timeline
8 events▣ Album 5◦ Birth 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1
1860s
1930s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne / Emmanuel: Chansons bourguignonnes
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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· Album
Album: Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne / Emmanuel: Chansons bourguignonnes
Album
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2000s
2010s
· Album
Album: Les Symphonies / Suite Française / Ouverture pour un conte gai
Album
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Biography
English biography662 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1351351059
Biography
Marie François Maurice Emmanuel (2 May 1862 – 14 December 1938) was a French composer of classical music and musicologist born in Bar-sur-Aube, a small town in the Champagne-Ardenne region of northeastern France. It was there where he first heard his grandfather's printing press which according to his granddaughter, Anne Eichner-Emmanuel, first gave him the feeling of rhythm.
Brought up in Dijon, Maurice Emmanuel became a chorister at Beaune cathedral after his family moved to the city in 1869. According to his granddaughter, Anne Eichner-Emmanuel, he was influenced by the brass bands on the streets of Beaune and by the "songs of the grape pickers which imprinted melodies in his memory so different from all the classical music he was taught in the academy of music." Subsequently, he went to Paris, and in 1880 he entered the Paris Conservatoire, where his composition teacher was Léo Delibes. His other teachers included Théodore Dubois (harmony) and Louis-Albert Bourgault-Ducoudray (history). Emmanuel also studied classics, poetics, philology and art history at the Sorbonne and École du Louvre. Delibes' strong disapproval of his early modal compositions (Cello Sonata, Op. 2, Sonatinas No. 1, Op. 4 and No. 2, Op. 5) caused a rift between them and his expulsion from Delibes' class. Emmanuel subsequently went to study with Ernest Guiraud, also at the Conservatoire. At the Conservatoire he came to know Claude Debussy who was also a pupil there. In addition, he attended the Conservatoire classes of César Franck, about whom he wrote a short book in 1930 (César Franck: Etude Critique).
Emmanuel pursued a notable academic career. He wrote a treatise in 1895 on the music of Ancient Greece, for which he earned a doctorate in 1896. He taught art history at the Lycée Racine and Lycée Lamartine until 1904, when he became choirmaster at the church of Sainte-Clotilde, assisted by Émile Poillot, during the tenure of organist Charles Tournemire, serving until 1907. He was appointed professor of the history of music at the Conservatoire in 1909, and taught there until 1936. His daughter, Marthe Emmanuel initially pursued history but went on to earn a doctorate in geography. His students included Robert Casadesus, Yvonne Lefébure, Georges Migot, Jacques Chailley, Olivier Messiaen and Henri Dutilleux. Emmanuel destroyed all but 30 works composed up to 1938; he died in Paris that year.
Emmanuel's interests included folksong, Oriental music, and exotic modes — his use of these modes in various of his works had appalled Delibes, who had vetoed his entering for the Prix de Rome. The compositions of Emmanuel, seldom heard today even in France, include operas after Aeschylus (Prométhée enchaîné and Salamine) as well as symphonies and string quartets. Probably the creations of his most often performed now are his six sonatines for solo piano, which (like many of his other pieces) demonstrate his eclectic academic interests. The first of the sonatines draws on the music of Burgundy, while the second incorporates birdsong, the third uses a Burgundian folk tune in its finale, and the fourth is subtitled en divers modes hindous ("in various Hindu modes").
Recordings
Complete Songs - Odelettes anacréontiques op. 13; Musiques op. 17; Vocalise-étude op. 24; In memoriam op. 11. Florence Katz, Marie-Catherine Girod, Timpani (record label), 1995
Songs of Burgundy - orchestral songs. Florence Katz, Jean-Pierre Quénaudon, Laure Rivierre (piano), Choeur de Bourgogne, cond. Roger Toulet Marco Polo (record label), 1995
Chamber Music - Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 2; Trio for Flute, Clarinet and Piano, Op. 11; Suite on Greek Folk Songs, Op. 10; Sonata for bugle and piano, Op. 29; String Quartet, Op. 8. Various Artists Timpani (record label), 2010
Symphonies, Suite, Overture - Overture for a Gay Story, Op. 2; Symphony No. 1 in A, Op. 18; French Suite, Op. 26; Symphony No. 2 in A, Op. 25. Slovene Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Emmanuel Villaume Timpani (record label), 2010
6 Sonatines (Op. 4, Op. 5, Op. 19, Op. 20, Op. 22, Op. 23) - Laurent Wagschal, piano Timpani (record label), 2010
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 22 | 83.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 5 | 78.9th |
| Studio albums | 5 | 84.6th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 8 | 84.1th |
| Recording span (years) | -59 | 6.1th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (5 release groups · 5 studio albums)
Albums · 5
Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne / Emmanuel: Chansons bourguignonnes
1997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 24 tracks · 56:40
1Chants d'Auvergne: Bailèro5:402Chants d'Auvergne: Trois Bourrées: I. L'Aïo dè Rotso1:213Chants d'Auvergne: Trois Bourrées: Interlude 11:204Chants d'Auvergne: Trois Bourrées: II. Ound' onorèn gorda?1:405Chants d'Auvergne: Trois Bourrées: Interlude 21:096Chants d'Auvergne: Trois Bourrées: III. Obal din lou Limouzi1:287Chants d'Auvergne: L'Antouèno3:378Chants d'Auvergne: La Pastrouletta è lou Chibalié1:399Chants d'Auvergne: Deux Bourrées: I. N'aï pas iéu de mîo2:2510Chants d'Auvergne: Deux Bourrées: Interlude1:0311Chants d'Auvergne: Deux Bourrées: II. Lo calhé1:4012Chants d'Auvergne: Malurous qu'o uno fenno1:3513Chants d'Auvergne: Per l'èfon3:1214Chants d'Auvergne: Quand z'eyro petitoune2:5815Chants d'Auvergne: Là-haut, sur le rocher4:0716Chants d'Auvergne: Hé! Beyla-z-y dau fé1:5117Chants d'Auvergne: Lou diziou bé1:1518Chants d'Auvergne: La Pastoura als camps2:5119Chansons bourguignonnes du Pays de Beaune: Quand j'ai sôti de mon villaige1:4820Chansons bourguignonnes du Pays de Beaune: Il était une fille, une fille d'honneur2:4321Chansons bourguignonnes du Pays de Beaune: Le Pommier d'Août3:0922Chansons bourguignonnes du Pays de Beaune: Noël1:3323Chansons bourguignonnes du Pays de Beaune: Complainte de Notre Dame3:5124Chansons bourguignonnes du Pays de Beaune: Aidieu, bargeire!2:45Trente chansons bourguignonnes du pays de Beaune
1997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 30 tracks · 1:00:20
1Trente chansons bourguignonnes du pays de Beaune: Chez Jean Nicot3:022Trente chansons bourguignonnes du pays de Beaune: Le Veigneron (Le vigneron)3:453Trente chansons bourguignonnes du pays de Beaune: Quand j'éto chez mon peire (Quand j'étais chez mon père)1:184Trente chansons bourguignonnes du pays de Beaune: Complainte de Notre-Dame (ou Complainte de Chorey)3:465Trente chansons bourguignonnes du pays de Beaune: Eine méchante aifâre (Une méchante affaire)0:506Trente chansons bourguignonnes du pays de Beaune: Il était une fille, une fille d'honneur (ou la Bergère et le Seigneur)2:427Trente chansons bourguignonnes du pays de Beaune: Ç'ast les gens de Bouze (C'est les gens de Bouze)1:518Trente chansons bourguignonnes du pays de Beaune: J'ai vû le loup, le r'nard, le lièvre1:349Trente chansons bourguignonnes du pays de Beaune: Les Feill's de Claivoillon (Les filles de Clavoillon)2:1110Trente chansons bourguignonnes du pays de Beaune: Noël1:3311Trente chansons bourguignonnes du pays de Beaune: Lorsque j'aivions des noisettes1:0212Trente chansons bourguignonnes du pays de Beaune: Le pommier d'Août4:1713Trente chansons bourguignonnes du pays de Beaune: Lai maoh mairiée (La mal mariée)3:3514Trente chansons bourguignonnes du pays de Beaune: I t'airai, mais brunette (je t'aurai ma brunette)0:4315Trente chansons bourguignonnes du pays de Beaune: Guillenlé, bia Guillenlé (Guillenlé, beau Guillenlé)1:1416Trente chansons bourguignonnes du pays de Beaune: Quand j'ai sôti de mon villaige (Quand j'ai sorti de mon village)2:0217Trente chansons bourguignonnes du pays de Beaune: Mai grand meire, qui n'évot qu'eun' dent (Ma grand'mère qui n'avail qu'une dent)1:1318Trente chansons bourguignonnes du pays de Beaune: Lai treue guéreille (La truie goreille)1:1919Trente chansons bourguignonnes du pays de Beaune: L'état des feilles (L'état des filles)0:4720Trente chansons bourguignonnes du pays de Beaune: Aidieu, bargeire ! (Adieu bergére!)2:2021Trente chansons bourguignonnes du pays de Beaune: Guignolot d' saint Lazot2:0722Trente chansons bourguignonnes du pays de Beaune: La hiaut sur lai montaigne (ou l'Hermitage)1:0823Trente chansons bourguignonnes du pays de Beaune: Meire, botez le chien quere (Mère, mettez le chien cuire)1:0724Trente chansons bourguignonnes du pays de Beaune: V'la que l'aloueute chante (ou le Renouveau)1:0125Trente chansons bourguignonnes du pays de Beaune: Le R'venant vivant1:5526Trente chansons bourguignonnes du pays de Beaune: Belle, i m'en vâs en l'Aillemaigne (Belle, je m'en vas en l'Allemagne)1:4927Trente chansons bourguignonnes du pays de Beaune: M'y allant promener2:1328Trente chansons bourguignonnes du pays de Beaune: Les mois de l'An-née (ou la Perdriole)6:0329Trente chansons bourguignonnes du pays de Beaune: Ai lai feîte d'Echarnant (A la fête d'Echarnant)0:5530Trente chansons bourguignonnes du pays de Beaune: La Mèr Godichon0:58Les Six Sonatines / Sonate pour clarinette, flûte et piano
2004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 25 tracks · 1:02:49
1Sonatine no. 1 "Bourguignonne" : 1er Mouvement1:592Sonatine no. 1 "Bourguignonne" : 2è Mouvement1:503Sonatine no. 1 "Bourguignonne" : 3è Mouvement1:174Sonatine no. 1 "Bourguignonne" : 4è Mouvement2:215Sonatine no. 2 "Pastorale" : La Caille3:196Sonatine no. 2 "Pastorale" : Le Rossignol3:177Sonatine no. 2 "Pastorale" : Le Coucou1:568Sonatine no. 3 : 1er Mouvement3:329Sonatine no. 3 : 2è Mouvement3:0010Sonatine no. 3 : 3è Mouvement1:5411Sonatine no. 4 "sur des modes hindous" : 1er Mouvement2:3812Sonatine no. 4 "sur des modes hindous" : 2è Mouvement3:4713Sonatine no. 4 "sur des modes hindous" : 3è Mouvement3:0214Sonatine no. 5 "alla francese" : Ouverture2:1815Sonatine no. 5 "alla francese" : Courante1:2116Sonatine no. 5 "alla francese" : Sarabande2:3017Sonatine no. 5 "alla francese" : Gavotte0:5118Sonatine no. 5 "alla francese" : Pavane et gaillarde1:0919Sonatine no. 5 "alla francese" : Gigue2:0720Sonatine no. 6 : 1er Mouvement2:2821Sonatine no. 6 : 2è Mouvement2:3122Sonatine no. 6 : 3è Mouvement2:1023Sonate en trio pour clarinette, flûte et piano : 1er Mouvement3:4724Sonate en trio pour clarinette, flûte et piano : 2è Mouvement4:3125Sonate en trio pour clarinette, flûte et piano : 3è Mouvement3:14Les Symphonies / Suite Française / Ouverture pour un conte gai
2011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:01:31
1Ouverture pour un conte gai, op. 35:502Symphonie n° 1 en La majeur, op. 18: I. Tranquillo molto - Allegro, leggero e giocoso8:513Symphonie n° 1 en La majeur, op. 18: II. Adagio molto5:454Symphonie n° 1 en La majeur, op. 18: III. Allegro con fuoco8:395Suite française, op. 26: I. Ouverture2:216Suite française, op. 26: II. Courante2:257Suite française, op. 26: III. Sarabande3:018Suite française, op. 26: IV. Divertissement2:439Suite française, op. 26: V. Gavotte1:2810Suite française, op. 26: VI. Gigue3:0311Symphonie n° 2 en La majeur, op. 25 "Bretonne": I. Allegro un poco moderato3:4612Symphonie n° 2 en La majeur, op. 25 "Bretonne": II. Scherzando3:4613Symphonie n° 2 en La majeur, op. 25 "Bretonne": III. Andante malinconico5:1314Symphonie n° 2 en La majeur, op. 25 "Bretonne": IV. Finale. Allegro con spirito4:402012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 58:05
1Première Sonatine « bourguignonne »: I. Allegro con spirito2:192Première Sonatine « bourguignonne »: II. Branle à la manière de Bourgogne1:533Première Sonatine « bourguignonne »: III. Andante simplice1:514Première Sonatine « bourguignonne »: IV. Ronde à la manière morvandelle2:285Deuxième Sonatine « pastorale »: I. La Caille4:046Deuxième Sonatine « pastorale »: II. Le Rossignol3:297Deuxième Sonatine « pastorale »: III. Le Coucou2:098Troisième Sonatine: I. Moderato3:389Troisième Sonatine: II. Andante tranquillo3:4210Troisième Sonatine: III. Vivace2:2911Quatrième Sonatine « sur des modes hindous »: I. Allegro2:4812Quatrième Sonatine « sur des modes hindous »: II. Adagio3:4513Quatrième Sonatine « sur des modes hindous »: III. Allegro deciso3:0414Cinquième Sonatine « alla francese »: I. Ouverture2:0815Cinquième Sonatine « alla francese »: II. Courante2:2216Cinquième Sonatine « alla francese »: III. Sarabande2:5517Cinquième Sonatine « alla francese »: IV. Gavotte1:2118Cinquième Sonatine « alla francese »: V. Pavane et Gaillarde2:1519Cinquième Sonatine « alla francese »: VI. Gigue2:2120Sixième Sonatine: I. Scherzando2:3121Sixième Sonatine: II. Adagio2:1822Sixième Sonatine: III. Presto con fuoco2:15
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Maurice Emmanuel head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 22 | 83.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 5 | 78.9th |
| Studio albums | 5 | 84.6th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 8 | 84.1th |
| Recording span (years) | -59 | 6.1th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Knight of the Legion of Honour | won |
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Wikidata: Q205606 · MusicBrainz: 86c69b9f-f57d-4960-acf4-e63280d63f49
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