Geographic composer abc game

[Ouled Nails]

Thanks! Charles Koechlin is actually a tricky one because he was born in Alsace in 1867 and the whole region was taken over by Germany in 1871 until after World War I. But he qualifies as a French composer born in France :grin:

 

[Krummhorn]

Jean Langlais (1907-1991) Prolific composer and organist. Although blind from age 2, he persued organ studies in Paris and was a student of Marcel Dupré.

My favorite organ work if his: Kyrie, from Homage Fresocaldi collection.

Kh

 

[Ouled Nails]

Darius Milhaud (1892-1974): "My musical culture is determined exclusively by Latin-Mediterranean civilization, which is already explained by the fact that I came from a very old Jewish family of the Provence. Mediterranean music, especially Italian music, has always said a great deal to me..." Darius Milhaud had to leave France during World War II and seek refuge in the USA where he proved an influential music educator.

 

[Krummhorn]

Serge Nigg (b. 1924) The composer has employed some dodecaphony (12 tone technique devised by Schoenberg) in which there is no real key signature, so the music uses all the notes as much as possible.

Now I'm intrugued - need to listen to this. Surely other composers have used this method?

Kh

 

[Art Rock]

Interestingly, Offenbach is disqualified for being born in Cologne. I'm stumped.

 

[Ouled Nails]

André George Onslow (1784-1853), born in Clermont-Ferrand, of British ancestry. Sometimes known as the "French Beethoven".

 

[Art Rock]

François-André Danican Philidor, 1726-1795, chess player and composer.

 

[Krummhorn]

Oh gast ... the letter Q ... ... ahah :grin: got one ...

Charles (Paul Florimond) Quef (1873-1931), Organist who studied with Vierne, Widor and Guilmant. Although he composed for several venues, a large group of works were for the organ.

 

[Ouled Nails]

Oh gast ... the letter Q ... ... ahah :grin: got one ...

Charles (Paul Florimond) Quef (1873-1931), Organist who studied with Vierne, Widor and Guilmant. Although he composed for several venues, a large group of works were for the organ.

Very impressive . Umm. Maurice Ravel comes ahead of Albert Roussel. Sorry Albert!

 

[Krummhorn]

Well, the "s" entry can only be :trp:

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921) My first listeneing encounter with Saint-Saens was his Sym #3, for organ and orchestra (The Organ Symphony) with Berj Zamkochian, organist and I forget which orchestra. Then I was then hooked on organ/orchestra compositions for life.

 

[Ouled Nails]

Charles Tournemire, author of L'orgue mystique, an incredible cycle of organ pieces which cover the whole Catholic liturgical year.:angel: Born in Bretagne, France. Indeed, he is the only composer I know who composed orchestral symphonies in preparation for his composition of organ music.

 

[acc]

Chrétien (or Christian) Urhan (1790-1845), believed to have introduced the young Liszt to the organ (and in particular to Bach's organ works).

(The next two should be easy for organ afficionados. )

 

[Art Rock]

Thanks. I'll take

Louis Victor Jules Vierne (1870-1937).

 

[acc]

Charles-Marie Jean Albert Widor (1844-1937), organist and composer of ten organ symphonies.

(Yes, he's born in 1844, and not 1845 as one still sees all too frequently.)

 

[Ouled Nails]

I have a "Z" but no "X" or "Y". Xénakis was born in Romania and Ysaye in Belgium...

 

[acc]

Well, we could do with hip-hop composer X-cell, but that would be drastically off topic!

For Y, operetta composer Maurice Yvain may be a bit more acceptable. :grin:

 

[Ouled Nails]

Very contemporary Pascal Zavaro
http://www.mnl-paris.com/compositeurs2/zavaropascal/zavaropascal.html
There!
Somebody else should take the lead with the letter "G"
What's the next country?

 

[rojo]

Well gee ON, the honours are yours, but if you insist, my suggestion is Germany. What do others think?

Well done everyone, btw. :up:

 

[Ouled Nails]

Germany :tiphat:

 

[Krummhorn]

Well gee ON, the honours are yours, but if you insist, my suggestion is Germany. What do others think?

Well done everyone, btw. :up:

:cheers: Indeed - well done :cheers:

Germany :tiphat:

Heinrich Albert (1604-1651) Organist & Poet (colorful combination, ya think?)

Hmmm wonder what mysterious name will be entered for the letter "b" :crazy: :smirk: :grin: