Émile Desportes
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Émile Desportes (1878, Pont l'Evêque[citation needed], France – 1944, Méricourt)[1] was a French composer and conductor.[2] He was the father of composer Yvonne Desportes (1907–93).
Desportes was originally a lawyer at Caen, then professor of music and conductor.[3] He studied composition with Paul Dukas, but soon became more interested in other activities.[citation needed]
Most of his compositions were written for wind instruments, but he also wrote songs,[4] and his best known piece is Pastorale joyeuse for flute and guitar.
References[edit]
- ^ "Prix de Rome 1930-1939". Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ Revue internationale de musique française Société internationale de musique française - 1982 "Yvonne Desportes (1) est née le 18 juillet 1907 à Cobourg (Saxe), d'un père français, originaire de Pont l'Evêque, compositeur et chef d'orchestre, et d'une mère d'origine allemande, peintre et couturière de modèles."[verification needed]
- ^ Nouvelle revue musicale Léon Vallas - 1903 "... le 29 novembre 1908, " Emile Desportes, d'abord avocat à Caen, devenu professeur de musique, chef d'orchestre et éditeur des ..."[dubious ]
- ^ Le Fureteur breton: bulletin documentaire 1908 "Le chanteur Marius Bouteloup, poète à ses heures, a écrit les paroles de trois gracieuses mélodies d'Émile Desportes : Ariette, Noèl d'amour, Ma mie Rosette, éditées chez Roudanez"[verification needed]
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