Marc Marie Jean Baptiste Delmas (28 March 1885 – 30 November 1931) was a French expressionist composer [1] and writer.
Life and career
Marc Delmas was born in Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France, and studied at the Conservatoire de Paris with Xavier Leroux and Paul Vidal. He won the Prix Rossini in 1911 with Anne Marie, Second Grand Prix de Rome with his cantata Le et la Fée Poète and later the Prix Cressent and Prix Ambroise-Thomas. [2] In 1914 Delmas and Marcel Dupré were tied for first prize on the first ballot of the Prix de Rome, and Camille Saint-Saëns was called in to break the tie. He voted for Dupré, and Delmas took second prize. [3]
Delmas taught music in Paris, [4] and was a biographer of noted musicians. He took part in the choral movement and participated in the Conseil Superieur de la Musique Populaire. He died in Paris at the age of 46.
Works
Delmas was a prolific composer, known primarily for his stage works, but he was also author of choral, solo and chamber music. Selected works include:
- Laïs, opera 1908
- Sylvette, operetta 1932
- Camille, opera comique [5]
- Balade féerique for French Horn and piano
- Promenade for Clarinet and Piano (1920)
- Lusacienne, rhapsody for violin and orchestra (1928)
- Choral et Variations Op.37 for trumpet and piano
- Messe de requiem
- Le Masque for solo voice
- Fantaisie Italienne for clarinet and piano
His music was used in the film The Little Thing in 1923, and recorded and issued on CD including:
- Recital Favorites for Clarinet and Piano by Eugene Bozza, Gabriel Grovlez, Andre Bloch, Philippe Gaubert and Marc Delmas (2005)
- Musique Française pour Cuivres et Piano by Andre Chpelitch, Marc Delmas, Henri Dutilleux, Pierre Gabaye and Pierick Houdy (2007)
- Solos de Concours II: Music from the Premier Prix by Charles-Marie Widor, Arthur Coquard, Charles Edouard Lefebvre, Max D'Ollone and Marc Delmas (2005)
Delmas also wrote books including:
- Gustave Charpentier et le Lyrisme Francais (1931)
- Georges Bizet, 1838–1875 (1930) [2]
References
- ^ "Marc Marie Jean Baptiste Delmas". Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ a b Holoman, D. Kern (2004). The Societé des concerts du conservatoire, 1828–1967. p. 339.
- ^ Smith, Rollin (1992). Saint-Saëns and the Organ. p. 168.
- ^ "Raoul Paquet". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ George Cech (1 December 1921). "Paris – Camille". The Musical Times and Singing-Class Circular. 62 (946): 876 – via Internet Archive.
External links
- Free scores by Marc Delmas at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- Marc Delmas at IMDb
- Fantaisie Italienne by Marc Delmas (video) on YouTube, Stephen Johnson, clarinet; Soojin Joo, piano
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- French operetta composers
- People from Saint-Quentin, Aisne
- 1885 births
- 1931 deaths
- French opera composers
- French male opera composers
- Prix de Rome for composition
- Conservatoire de Paris alumni
- French music educators
- 20th-century classical composers
- French male writers
- 20th-century French composers
- 20th-century French male musicians
- 20th-century French male writers