Gabriel Verdalle
Gabriel Verdalle (1847–1918)[a] was a French virtuoso harpist and composer who held the position of Principal Harp at the Paris Opera for most of his career.[1][2]
He wrote numerous pieces for solo harp and duets with harp.[3] Most of his compositions were published by Carl Giessel Jr in Bayreuth between 1898 and 1901[4] and a reprinted a few years later by Wilhelm Zimmermann in Leipzig.[5]
Works
[edit]With opus
[edit]All works are for solo harp unless specified.
- Op.1. Andante religioso
- Op.2. L'oiseau-mouche
- Op.3. Petite marche
- Op.4. Aubade
- Op.5. Sérénade
- Op.6. Romance sans paroles
- Op.7. Adagio
- Op.8. Valse-Caprice
- Op.9. Mazurka
- Op.10. Barcarolle
- Op.11. Ballade
- Op.12. Caprice original
- Op.13. Prière
- Op.14. Air de ballet
- Op.15. Bébé dort!
- Op.16. Canzonetta (1898)
- Op.18. Méditation pour violoncelle et harpe (cello and harp)
- Op.20–22. Trois Romances sans Paroles No. 1. Op. 20 in F. No. 2. Op. 21 in D#. No.3 Op. 22 in F.
- Op.20 (bis) Larghetto pour violon et harpe en sol (1898) (violin and harp)
- Op.23. Saltarelle
- Op.24. Rêverie pour violon et harpe (violin and harp)
- Op.26. Cantilène pour violon et harpe (violin and harp)
- Op.27. Sevillana
- Op.29. Chant d'Amour pour violon et harpe (violin and harp)
- Op.30. Mélancolie pour violon et harpe (violin and harp)
- Op.32. Larmes et Rires pour violon et harpe (violin and harp)
- Op.33. Invocation
- Op.34. Doux songe
- Op.39. Lucciola
- Op.40. Danse slave
- Op.41. Légende bretonne
- Op.42. Remembrance
- Op.43. Recueillement
- Op.45. Childish March
- Op.46. Leggenda d'amore
- Op.67. Primavera
- Op.73. Badinage
- Op.76. Amoroso
- Op.77. Serpoletta
- Op.79. Berceuse
- Op.84. Fantasia pour harpe en fa majeur (published by Izzo, 1901)
- Op.87. Scherzetto
- Op. 89 Impromptu
Without opus
[edit]- Air de ballet No.4
- Butterflies, morceau caractéristique
- A Capri
- Capricciosa, valse lente
- Impromptu No.2
- Vision
- 6 Morceaux pour harpe
- Ninetta, sérénade andalouse pour piano (1904)
- Divertissement pour piano (1902)
- Sous l'olivier, mélodie pour voix et harpe (lyrics by Jacques Linerais)
- On the Lake
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Gabriel VERDALLE (1847–1918)". musiqueclassique.forumpro.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "Category:Verdalle, Gabriel – IMSLP". imslp.org. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "Butterflies, by Gabriel Verdalle – Elizabeth Jaxon". elizabethjaxon.com. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "Valse caprice Op. 8". www.presser.com. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ Zingel, Hans Joachim; Palkovic, Mark (1992). Harp Music in the Nineteenth Century. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. p. 49. ISBN 0-253-36870-7.
External links
[edit]- Scores by Gabriel Verdalle on archive.org from the International Harp Archives
- Free scores by Gabriel Verdalle at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
