Cecile Paul Simon (April 12, 1881 - January 3, 1970) [1] was a French composer who published under at least two pseudonyms and was the mother of composer Louise Marie Simon (also known as Claude Arrieu). [2]
Simon was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine. Little is known about her education. She married Paul Simon and their daughter Louise Marie was born in 1903. [1] Simon published under her own name and also under the pseudonyms Guy Portal and John (or Jean) Rovens. [2] [3]
Simon’s compositions were published by Durdilly and Rouart. [4]
Chamber
- Sonata (violin and piano) [4]
- Sonata No. 2 (flute or violin and piano) [5]
- Trio (violin, cello and piano) [4]
Orchestra
- Etude Symphonique [4]
- Poeme [4]
Theatre
- Fleur de Peche (text by L. Payen) [4]
- L’aumone de Don Juan [4]
- La Belle au Bois Dormant [4]
- Marchand de Regrets (text by Fernand Crommelynck) [6]
Vocal
- “L’heure Exquise” (text by Paul Verlaine) [7]
- “Simple Tale” (medium voice and orchestra or piano; text by Jean Cocteau) [3]
- “Valses” (text by Janine Lirret pseud. Raymonde Terrail) [8]
External Links
References
- ^ a b "Cécile Simon". musee.sacem.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-04-02.
- ^ a b "Cécile P. Simon (1881-1970)". data.bnf.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-04-02.
- ^ a b Haine, Malou (2005). Jean Cocteau, textes et musique (in French). Editions Mardaga. ISBN 978-2-87009-901-8.
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h Cohen, Aaron I. (1987).
International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York.
ISBN
0-9617485-2-4.
OCLC
16714846.
{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link) - ^ Simon, Cecile. "IMSLP". imslp.org. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
- ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1952). Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series.
- ^ "C.-P. Simon Song Texts | LiederNet". www.lieder.net. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
- ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright. Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series.