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MODERN
FRENCH SONGS
EDITED BY PHILIP HALE
VOLUME II
GEORGES TO WIDOR
UOCJ
FOR LOW VOICE
BOSTON : OLIVER DITSON COMPANY
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CONTENTS
PAGE
GEORGES, ALEXANDRE (1850- )
Gavotte of the Masquerade {Gavotte du nuisque) I
GODARD, BENJAMIN (1849-1895)
Remembrance {Te soiivieiis-tu?) 5
Come and embark! {Emliarquez-vous /) 8
Love [U amour) 13
GOUNOD, CHARLES (1818-1893)
To Spring {Au Pri/ttemps) 1 7
Medje 23
The Valley [Le Fallon) 31
HAHN, REYNALDO (1874- )
The perfect hour [Uheure exquhe). Chansons grises, No. 5 38
Could my songs their way be winging {Si mes vers avaient des ailesl) 41
HOLMES, AUGUSTA (1847-1903)
A Threnody [Thrinodia). Chants de la Kitharede, No. 3 44
An Irish Noel {Noel d'lrlande) 49
HUE, GEORGES (1858- )
Memories of yore {Brises d'autrefois) 53
INDY, VINCENT D' (1852- )
Madrigal. Op. 4 58
A Sea Song {Lied maritime) 62
LALO, EDOUARD (1823-1892)
The Captive {Uesclave) 68
LEMAIRE, GASTON (1854- )
Countess, in thy dancing {Fous dansez, Marquise) 71
LEROUX, XAVIER (1863- )
The Nile {Le Nil) 77
MASSENET, JULES (1842- )
Provence Song {Chant Provencal) 84
Open thy blue eyes {Ouvre tes \eux bleus) 88
How brief is the hour {^e rheure est done breve) 92
PALADILHE, EMILE (1844- )
Havanaise 94
PESSARD, EMILE (1843- )
Good morning, Claire! {Bonjour, Suzon!) 104
PIERNE, GABRIEL (1863- )
Serenade {Serenade). Op. 7 109
ROPARTZ, J. GUY (1864- )
]^u[\2.hy {Berceuse) 1 15
ROTHSCHILD, BARONESS WILLY DE
Why with your lovely presence haunt me {Si vous navez rien a me dire) 120
SAINT-SAENS, CAMILLE (1835- )
The Bell {La Cloche) 124
Moonlight {Clair de lune) 130
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PAGt
THOMAS, AMBROISE (1811-1896)
Evening [Le Soir) 134
THOME, FRANCIS (1850- )
A Love Sonnet [Sonnet d'amour) 138
WIDOR, CHARLES M. (1845- )
The Sigh {Soupir) 140
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INDEX
[ ENGLISH ]
[ FRENCH ]
COMPOSER
VOL.
PAGE
COMPOSER
VOL.
PAGE
Bell, The
Saint-Saens
II
124
Amour, L'
Godard
II
13
Bells, The
Debussy
I
65
Au Printemps
Gounod
II
17
Bygone Days
Delibes
I
99
Berceaux, Les
Faur<^
I
117
Captive, The
Lalo
II
68
Berceuse
Ropartz
II
115
Clouds, The
Bouval
I
32
Bonjour, Suzon!
Pessard
II
104
Come and embark
Godard
II
8
Brises d'autrefois
HUe
II
53
Could I forget ?
Chr(5tien
I
56
Chant Hindou
Bemberg
I
I
Could my songs their way be
Chant Proven5al
Massenet
II
84
winging
Hahn
II
41
Clair de lune
Faur6
I
112
Countess, in thy dancing
Lemaire
II
71
Clair de lune
Saint-Saens
II
130
Cradles, The
Faur6
I
117
Cloche, La
Saint-Saens
II
124
Dead, The
Chausson
I
52
Cloches, Les
Debussy
I
65
Death of Lovers, The
Debussy
I
81
Embarquez-vous !
Godard
II
8
Ecstasy
Duparc
I
105
Esclave, L'
Lalo
II
68
Evening
Thomas
II
134
Extase
Duparc
I
105
Evening Harmony
Debussy
I
74
Filles de Cadix, Les
Delibes
I
91
Ferret, The
Br^ville
I
38
Fleur messagere
Bouval
I
28
Flower Message, A
Bouval
I
28
Furet du bois joli, Le
Br(5ville
I
38
Gathered Rose, The
Franck
I
141
Gavotte du Masque
Georges
II
I
Gavotte of the Masquerade
Georges
II
I
Hai Luli
Coquard
I
60
Good morning, Claire!
Pessard
II
104
Harmonic du Soir
Debussy
I
74
HaT Lull
Coquard
I
60
Havanaise
Paladilhe
II
94
Havanaise
Paladilhe
II
94
Heure exquise, L'
Hahn
II
38
Hindoo Song
Bemberg
I
I
11 pleure dans mon coeur
Debussy
I
68
How brief is the hour
Massenet
II
92
J'ai tant de choses a vous dire
Ferrari
I
126
If thou shouldst tell me
Chaminade
I
48
Jours passes
Delibes
I
99
In the Woods
Bizet
I
13
Lied
Franck
I
141
Irish Noel, An
Holmes
II
49
Lied maritime
d'Indy
II
62
I 've such a host of things to
Madrigal
d'Indy
II
58
tell you
Ferrari
I
126
Mariage des roses, Le
Franck
I
135
Love
Godard
II
•3
Medj6
Gounod
II
23
Love Sonnet, A
Thom^
II
138
Mort des amants. La
Debussy
I
81
Lullaby
Ropartz
II
n5
Morts, Les
Chausson
I
52
Madrigal
d'Indy
II
58
Nil, Le
Leroux
II
77
Maids of Cadiz, The
Delibes
I
91
Noel d'Irlande
Holmes
II
49
Marriage of Roses
Franck
I
135
Nuages, Les
Bouval
I
32
Medj6
Gounod
II
23
Ombre des arbres, L'
Debussy
I
88
Memories of Yore
Hue
II
53
Ouvre tes yeux bleus
Massenet
II
88
Moonlight
Faurd
I
112
Parfum de fleur
Blanc
I
24
Moonlight
Saint-Saens
II
130
Pastorale
Bizet
I
19
Nile, The
Leroux
II
77
Que je t'oublie?
Chretien
I
56
Open thy blue eyes
Massenet
II
88
Que I'heure est done breve
Massenet
II
92
Pastoral
Bizet
I
19
Romance
Debussy
I
85
Perfeft Hour, The
Hahn
II
38
Roses d'hiver, Les
Fontenailles
; I
130
Perfume of a Flower
Blanc
I
24
Roses d'Ispahan, Les
Faur^
I
121
Provence Song
Massenet
II
84
Serenade
Piern^
II
109
Remembrance
Godard
II
5
Si j'^tais jardinier
Chaminade
I
43
Romance
Debussy
I
85
Si mes vers avaient des ailes!
Hahn
II
41
Roses of Ispahan, The
Faur6
I
121
Si vous n'avez rien a me dire
Rothschild
II
120
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INDEX
[ ENGLIS
H]
[ FREI
s'CH]
COMPOSER
VOL.
PAGF.
COMPOSER
VOL.
PAGF
Sea Song, A
d'Indy
II
62
Soir, Le
Thomas
II
134
Serenade
Piernd
II
109
Sonnet d'amour
Thomi
II
138
Shadow of Trees, The
Debussy
I
88
Soupir
Duparc
I
108
Sigh, A
Duparc
I
108
Soupir
Widor
II
140
Sigh, The
Widor
II
140
Te souviens-tu?
Godard
II
5
Tears fall in my soul. The
Debussy
I
68
Thriiiodia
Holmes
II
44
Tlirenody, A
Holmes
II
44
Tu me dirais
Chaminade
I
48
To Spring
Gounod
II
'7
Vallon, Le
Gounod
II
31
Valley, The
Gounod
II
31
Vieillc Chanson
Bizet
I
13
VillancUe
Berlioz
I
7
Villanclle
Berlioz
I
7
Were I gardener
Chaminade
I
43
Vous dansez. Marquise
Lemaire
II
71
Why with your lovely presence
haunt me
Rothschild
II
120
Winter Roses
Fontenailles
I
130
JULES MASSENET
CHARLES GOUNOD
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
EDOUARD LALO
AUGUSTA HOLMES
BENJAMIN GODARD
VINCENT D INDY
ALEXANDRE GtORl.hS
(;tORGES HUE
MODERN FRENCH SONGS
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
Greater attention has been paid in the preparation of these sketches to the ultra-modern com-
posers, or to those comparatively unknown in this country, than to those whose lives are recorded
at length in English music dictionaries. An exception has been made in the case of Berlioz, Masse-
net and Saint-Saens, with a view to the dates of compositions.
The reader will find much information concerning the operas, oratorios and cantatas of composers
here mentioned by consulting Adolphe Jullien's " Musiciens d'Aujourd'hui," 2 vols. (Paris, 1892-
94). Other books of reference are the Mercure de France (published in Paris monthly), the volumes
oi co\\t&.e^d feuilletons by "Willy," or "L'Ouvreuse" — Henri Gauthier-Villars (1890-1901); and
Gustave Robert's "La Musique a Paris" (i 894-1 900).
When the name of a city is not mentioned in connection with the performance of an opera or
other work, the town of that performance was Paris.
Abbreviations: a. — ad:; ace. — accompaniment; cant. — cantata; eomp. — composed; dr. leg. — dra-
matic legend; dr. or. — dramatic oratorio; dr. sc. — dramatic scene; dr. sym. — dramatic symphony;
fant. — fantasia; in coll. — in collaboration; lyr. com. — lyric comedy; lyr. dr. — lyric drama; lyr. ep. —
lyric episode; lyr. pant. — lyric pantomime; lyr. sc. — lyric scene; lyr. sym. — lyric symphony; lyr. tr.
— lyric tragedy; mus. com. — musical comedy; m. d. — music drama; mini. — mimodrama; op. — grand
opera; Ope. — the Paris Opera; op. c. — opera-comique; Op. C. — the theatre of the Opera Comique,
Paris ; or. — oratorio ; ov. — overture ; pant. — pantomime ; perf. — performed ; sc. — scena ; son. — sonata ;
sym. — symphony; sym. p. — symphonic poem.
GEORGES, ALEXANDRE
Born at Arras, February 25, 1850. Pupil at the Ecole
Niedermeyer, Paris, where he took prizes. Organist of
St. Vincent de Paul and teacher at the Ecole Nieder-
meyer. "Le Printemps," op. c. I a. (Paris, 1888);" Poemes
d'Amour," lyr. op. 3 a. (Paris, 1892); "Charlotte Cor-
day," lyr. dr. 3 a. (1901); incidental music for Villiers
de risle-Adam's "Nouveau Monde" (1883) and "Axel"
( 1 894) ; for "Alceste" ( 1 89 1 ). " Notre Dame de Lourdes,"
or. (1899) ; "Le Chemin de Croix," or.; "Naissance de
Venus," J)'OT./). (1898); music to the" Passion ;""Danses
Chantc-es;" "Chansons de Miarka" (1895); songs, etc.
GODARD, BENJAMIN
Born at Paris, August 18, 1849 ; died at Cannes, January
II, 1895. Pupil of Richard Hammer and Vieuxtemp;
pupil of Reber (composition) at Paris Conservatory, he
competed in vain for the prix de Rome, 1 866-67. Violin-
ist, quartet player (viola) and condudtor. He was awarded
the Prix Chartrier by the Institute of France for "merit
shown in the department of chamber-music."
Operas :" Pedro deZalema," 5/1.4(7. (Antwerp, 1884) ;
"Jocelyn," op. 4 a. (Brussels, 1888); "Dante," lyr. dr.
40.(1890) ; "La Vivandiere,"i!i/).f. — orchestration com-
pleted by Paul Vidal (1895); "Les Guelfes," op. 5 a.
— overture played in 1883 — (Rouen, 1902).
Stage music to Legendre's "Beaucoup de bruit pour
rien," after Shakespeare (1887); to Fabre's "Jeanne
d'Arc" (1891).
Orchestral: "Scenes po^tiques" (1879); "Diane,"
dr. poem (1880) ; Symphonie ballet (1882) ; Gothic sym-
phony ; Overture dramatique (1883) ; "Symphonie Ori-
entale" (1884); "Symphonie legendaire"(i886);orches-
tral suites "Lanterne Magique," "Bresilienne;" "Surla
Montagne;" "Kermesse;" "Tasse," dr. sym. in three
parts for solo voices, chor. and orch. (prize of City of
Paris, with Dubois' "Le Paradise Perdu," 1878).
Concertos : two violin concertos — No. 2, "Concerto
Romantique" (1876); piano concerto (1878).
Chamber music : Sonata for 'cello and piano ; Scenes
Ecossaies for oboe and piano ; sonatas for violin and
piano ; piano trio ; string quartet.
Many piano pieces; "L'Aurore," for bass and orches-
tra (1882) ; over one hundred songs.
See H.Imbert's study in " Medallions contemporains"
(Paris, 1903).
MODERN FRENCH SONGS
GOUNOD, CHARLES FRANCOIS
Born at Paris, June 17, 1818; died at Saint-Cloud, Oc-
tober 17, 1893. Pupil of Reicha ; then of Halevy and
Lesueur at the Paris Conservatory ; prix de Rome, 1839.
Organist and conduftor of the Missions. Condudtor of
the Orphuon. Member of the Institute, 1866.
Operas: "Sapho," op. 3 a. {OpL, 1851); "La Nonne
Sanglante,"(5/). 5 a. [Ope., 1854) ;" La Colombe" (Baden,
i860); "Lc Mcdccin Malgre lui," 3 a. (Th. Lyrique,
1858) ; "Faust," 5 a. (Th. Lyrique, 1859) ; "Philemon
et Baucis," 3 a. (Th. Lvrique, i860); "La Rcine dc
Saba," 5 a. {Ope., 1862); "Mireille" (Tii. Lyrique, 1864);
" Romd'o ct Juliette," 5 «. (Th. Lyrique) ; "Cinq-Mars,"
4 a. {Op. C, 1877); "Polyeude," op. 5 e,. {Ope., 1878);
" Le Tribut de Zamora," 4 a. {Ope., 1 88 1). Stage music to
"Ulysse,"(i852);"Les Deux Reines" (1872) ;«Jeanne
d'Arc" (1873). Oratorios: "Tobie" (Lyons, 1854);
"Gallia" (London, 1871); "The Redemption" (Bir-
mingham, 1882) ; "Mors et Vita" (Birmingham, 1885).
Masses, cantatas, motets, psalms, choruses, symphonies,
orchestral pieces, chamber music, songs, piano pieces.
Author of method for Cor a pistons ; " Etude sur le ' Don
Juan' de Mozart;" "Etude sur 'Ascanio' de St. Saens"
(1889) ; "Memoires d'un artiste" (1897). See "Notice,"
by H. Dclaborde (1894); also by Th. Dubois (1894);
"Ch. Gounod et son oeuvre," by L. Pagnerre (1890).
HAHN, REYNALDO
Born at Caracas, Venezuela, August 9, 1874. Pupil of
Massenet at the Paris Conservatory, he took minor
prizes 1888-91. "I'le du reve," 3 a. (Paris, 1898) ; "La
Carmelite," mus. com. 4 a. (1902) ; "Nuit bergamesque,"
sym. p. (1897) ' incidental music to Daudet's "L'Obsta-
cle" (1890).
HOLMES, AUGUSTA MARY ANNE
Born at Paris of Irish parentage, December 16, 1847;
naturalized Frenchwoman in March, 1879; died at
Paris, January 28, 1903. Pupil of Lambert (Versailles),
Klos(§ and C&ar Franck.
Operas : " H^ro et Leandre " (Op6ra Populaire, 1874) ;
"Les Argonautes" (concert performance, 1881); "La
Montagne Noire," /yr. dr. 4 «. {Ope., 1895).
Psalm "In Exitu" (1873); "Astarte," ov. (1875);
Andante Pastorale from a sym. "Orlando Furioso"
(1877); "Lutece," sym. (2d prize, City of Paris), 1st
performance at Angers (1884); "Pologne," sym. p.;
"Irlande," sym. p. (1882); "Pro Patria'" Ludus," sym.
ode for ch. and orch. (after a mural pifture by Puvis de
Chavannes — Conservatory concert, 1888); "Triomphe
de la Rdpublique," triumphal ode (Palais dc I'Industrie,
1889); " Hy mne a la Paix," for Dante and Beatrice Fes-
tival (Florence, 1890); "Au Pays bleu," orch. suite
(1891); "Hymne a Apollo," solo voices, ch. and orch.
(i 899) ; "Andromede," sym. p. (l 900) ; " Veni Creator ; "
' Date given me by the composer. " 1 8 5 i " is the year in the records of the Paris Conservatory.
" Les Sept Ivresses ; " "Vision de Sainte Th^rese "(1889);
" La Vision de la Reine," cant. ; music to Bordese's cycle
"Contes Mystiques;" a setting of poems by Catullus;
a hundred or more songs, some of them signed by her
"Hermann Zenta."
Henri Gauthier-Villars wrote of her in 1889 : "Some-
body spoke of her as 'a pretentious blue-stocking.' Oh,
no ! She wears boots, boots with spurs on them. She is
certainly not a woman in her use of the brass in the ' Ode
Triompiiale ;' here she is a whole regiment ; and at any
rate she may justly be called, 'La f iancee du Cymba-
lier.'"
See Villiers de I'lsle-Adam in "Chez les Passants;"
Imbert's " Nouveaux Profits de Musiciens" (Paris, 1 892) ;
Saint-Saens "Harmonic et Mdlodie" (pp. 225-239).
HUE, GEORGES ADOLPHE
Born at Versailles, May 6, 1858. Pupil of Reber and
Paladilhe at the Paris Conservatory; prix de Rome,
1879; Cressent prize, i88i ; City of Paris prize, 1885.
"Les Pantins," op. c. 2 a. {iSSi); "Rubezahl," sym.
/^^. (1886); "Resurrection," sacred episode (1892) ;"Le
Berger," ballad ; Fantasia for violin (1893) ; stage music
for "La Belle au bois dormant" (1894) ; "Cceur brisd,"
pant. (1890); "Le Roi de Paris," o/>. 3 a. (1901); "Ti-
tania," 1903; Symphony (1882); "Resurreftion," sa-
cred episode (1890-92) ; "Sommeil d'Hercule" (1892) ;
"Kunesse," cant. (1897); "Scenes de Ballet" for orch.
(1897).
See an elaborate biographical sketch in the Musical
Courier (N. Y.), May 15, 1901.
INDY, PAUL MARIE THEODORE VIN-
CENT D'
Born at Paris, March 27, 1852.' Studied for the bar
against his will, and preferred the lessons in harmony of
Lavignac and the piano lessons of Diemer. Served dur-
ing the Franco-Prussian War, then became connedted
with Colonne's Concerts du Chatelet as kettledrummer,
afterward chorus-master. Entered the Paris Conserva-
tory to study the organ with C<5sar Franck : 1st accessit,
1875. He then left the Conservatory to study counter-
point and composition with Franck. In 1887 he became
chorus-master of the Lamoureux concerts and he helped
prepare the first performance of "Lohengrin" in Paris
(Eden Theatre, May 3, 1887). One of the founders of
the Societe Nationale de Musique, he became president
after the death of Franck. He was one of the founders
in 1896 of the Schola Cantorum, of which he is now
director. He was a Wagnerite of the early seventies. As
conduftor, he has travelled extensively.
Stage works : " Attendez moi sous I'orme," I a. {comp.
1876-78 ; Op. C, 1882) ; "Fervaal," musical adion in
3 a. and a prologue {comp. 1889-95 ; Monnaie, Brussels,
1897); "L'Etranger," musical aftion (Brussels, 1903);
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
XI
incidental music to Alexandre's "Karadec" (1891); to
Mendes' tragedy "Mddee" (1898).
Orchestral works : "La Foret Enchant^e," jy'"- ballad
(1878); "Wallenstein," trilogy after Schiller {comp.
1873-81) ;"Piccolomini"(/.£>r/:'i874);"MortdeWal-
lenstein " {perf. 1880); " Le Camp " ( 1 8 84 ; first perform-
ance as a whole, 1888); "Saugefleurie," legend [comp.
li'ij^; petf. 1885); symphony for piano and orch. on a
French mountain air (fffOT/. in i^ib;perf.\n i887);Fan-
taisie on folk-songs for oboe and orch. (1888) ; "Istar,"
symphonic variations [comp. 1896 -fperf. Brussels, 1897) ;
varied choral for saxophone and orch. (1903) ; symphony
in B flat, 1904). Suite from the music to "Mi5dde."
Chamber works : piano quartet (1878) ; suite in D in
the old style for trumpet, two flutes and strings (1886); trio
for piano, clarinet, 'cello (1886-87) > ^^^ string quartet
(1890); 2d string quartet (1897-98); "Chanson et
Danses," for wind instruments (1898).
Vocal works : " La Chevauchde du Cid," scene for bar.
and orch. (composed as a song 1877; remodelled and per-
formed in 1 884) ; " Le Chant de la Cloche," dr. leg. after
Schiller — Cityof Paris prize of 1886 — {comp. 1879-83 ;
perf. 1886) ; "Clair de Lune," voice and orch. (i88o) ;
"Ste. Marie Magdeleine," cant. (1885) ; "Sur la Mer,"
chorus for female voices (1888) ; "Deus Israel," motet
(1896); "Lied maritime," for voice and orch. (1896); a
few songs.
Piano pieces : " Poeme des Montagues," suite ( 1 8 8 1 ) ;
"Helvetia," three waltzes (1884); "Schumanniana,"
three pieces (1887); "Tableaux de voyage," thirteen
pieces (1889).
"La Chanson des Aventuriers de la Mer," bar. and
orch. (1870); "Symphonic chevaleresque : Jean Hun-
yade" (1876) ; overture "Antoine et Cleopatre" (1877),
are not included by M. d'Indy in the manuscript cata-
logue drawn up by him, nor is the cantata for the inaugu-
ration of Augier's statue at Valence (1893).
D'Indy is the librettist of his two serious operas, a col-
laborator with Tiersot in colledtions of folk-songs, the
editor of Solomon Rossi's madrigals, and the author of
a "Cours de Composition musicale," of which only the
first volume has been published as yet — 1904.
See Imbert's "Profils de Musiciens" (Paris, 1888);
"'Fervaal' devant la Presse" (Paris, 1897); "Fervaal,"
by Etienne Destranges (Paris, 1896).
LALO, EDOUARD VICTOR ANTOINE
Born at Lille, January 27, 1823; died at Paris, April
23, 1892. Studied at Lille with Baumann ; at Paris with
Habeneck (violin), Schulhoff and Crevecceur (composi-
tion). Viola of the Armingaud-Jacquard Quartet.
Stage works: "Fiesque," op. 3 a. (1867, not perf.) ;
"Nainouna," ballet, 2 a. [Ope., 1882) ; "Le Roi d'Ys,"
op. 3 a. {Op. C, 1888); "Ndron," /.««/. (1891); "La Jac-
querie," op. 4 a. (only the first aft — completed by Co-
quard ; Monte Carlo, 1895).
Orchestral: "Divertissement" (1872); Allegro ;"Rap-
sodie Norv(5gienne" (1879); Symphony in G minor
(1887).
Concertos: violin, op. 20 (1874); "Symphonic Es-
pagnole," with violin solo, op. 21 (1875) ; 'cello (1877) ;
"Fantaisie Norv^gienne," for violin (Berlin, 1878);
"Concerto Russe," for violin (1880) ; piano, in C minor
(1889); "Fantasie Ballet," for violin (first played in
1900).
Chamber and piano music. Among these pieces three
piano trios, violin sonata, 'cello sonata, string quartet.
Three vocal pieces for church; about thirty songs; two
duets.
See essays by Georges Servieres; "La Musique fran-
faise Moderne"(i897),and by H.Imbert in "Nouveaux
Profils de Musiciens" (Paris, 1892).
LEMAIRE, JEAN EUGENE GASTON
Born at the Chateau d'Amblainvilliers (S. and O.), Sep-
tember 9, 1854. Pupil of the Ecole Niedermeyer. Mu-
sic critic of la Presse (1888). "En dansant la gavotte:
scene Louis XV chantee et dansee" (1890) ; operettas,
ballets and pantomimes for minor theatres ; " Jeffick,"
sym. p. ; pieces for orchestra, piano pieces, songs, sacred
music.
LEROUX, XAVIER HENRI NAPOLEON
Born at Velletri, Papal States, Oftober 11, 1863. Pupil
of Dubois and Massenet at Paris Conservatory; ist har-
mony prize (i88i); ist counterpoint and fugue prize
(1884) ; prix de Rome, i885.Teacherof harmony at the
Conservatory. "Evangeline," lyr. dr. 4 a. (Brussels,
1895); " Astarti," «/). 4 «. ( 1 90 1 ) ; " La Reine Fiamette,"
dramatic tale, 5 a. (1903); "Endymion," fow/.,- inciden-
tal music to Sardou and Moreau's "Cltopatre" (1890) ;
iEschylus' "Persians" (1896); mass with orchestra;
" Harold," dr. or. (i 892) ; " Venus et Adonis; " "William
RatclifF;" motets, songs.
MASSENET, JULES EMILE FREDERIC
Born May 12, 1842, at Montaud (Loire). Pupil of Lau-
rent (piano), Reber (composition), at the Paris Conserva-
tory ; 1st prize for piano, 1859 ; counterpoint and fugue,
1863 ; prix de Rome, 1863. Professor of composition at
the Conservatory, 1878-96. Member of the Institute,
1878.
Operas : "La Grand'tante," op. c. i a. (1867) ; "Don
C^sar de Bazan," op. c. 3 a. (1872); "L' Adorable Bel-
Boul," operet. I a. (1874) ; "Bdrengere et Anatole," op-
eret. I a. (1876) ; "Le Roi de Lahore," op. 5 a. (1877) ;
"H^rodiade," op. 5 a. (Brussels, 1881); "Manon," op.
5 a. (1884); "Werther," op. 3 a. {comp. in 1884; pro-
duced at Vienna, 1892); "Le Cid," op. 5 a. (1885);
"Esclarmonde," legendary lyr. dr. 4 a. (1889); "Le
Mage," op. 5 a. (1891) ; "Le Carillon," ballet (Vienna,
1892) ; "Thais," op. 3 a. (1894) ; "Le Portrait de Ma-
non," op. c. I a. (1894) ; "La Navarraise," lyr, dr. 2 a.
(London, 1895); "Sapho," lyric piece, 5 a. (1897);
"Cendrillon," fairy tale, 4 a. (1899) ; "Griselidis," lyric
Xll
MODERN FRENCH SONGS
tale, 3(7. (1901) ; "Le Jongleur de Notre-Dame," mira-
cle, 3 a. (Monte Carlo, 1902).
Stage music : to Leconte de Lislc's "Les Erinnyes"
(1873); Dcroulcde's "Hetman" (1877); Porto-Riche's
"Drame sous Philippe 11" (1877) ; to Sardou's "Thi:o-
dora" (1884) and "Le Crocodile" (1886); Racine's
"Phidre" (1900); "Le Grillon du Foyer" (1904).
Cantatas, etc.: "Paix et Libert^" (1867); "Marie
Magdeleine," sacred drama (1873); "Eve," mystery
(1875) ; "Narcisse," antique idyl (1878) ; "La Viergc,"
sacred legend (1880); "Biblis," antique scene (1887);
"La Terre promise," or. (1900) ; two choruses for male
voices: "Le Moulin" and "Alleluia" (1866); several
other choruses, a Requiem Mass (unpublished), and a few
small pieces for church service.
Orchestral: concert overture (1863); overture to
"Phedre"(i874);istsuite(i867-68);2dsuite,"Scenes
Hongroises" (1871); 3d suite, "Scenes Pittoresques"
(1873); 4th suite, "Scenes Dramatiques," after Shake-
speare (1875); 5th suite, "Scenes Napolitaines" {comp.
in 1863; perf. 1880); 6th suite, "Scenes de F<5erie"
(London, 1881); 7th suite, "Scenes Alsaciennes"
(1882); "Sarabande" (1877); "Marche de Szabady"
(1879); "Visions," jyw.;>.,- piano concerto; overture to
"Brumaire" (1901).
Chamber music: "Dichetto," for strings and wind
instruments (1872), 'cello pieces, and a few piano pieces;
string quartet unpublished.
Songs : " Poeme d'Avril "(1866); " Poeme du Souve-
nir," "Poeme Pastoral," "Poeme d'Oftobre," "Poeme
d' Amour," "Poeme d'hiver;" over one hundred songs
and a few duets.
See "Massenet," by E. de Soleniere (1897); G. Ser-