Pierre Lantier
Pierre Lantier (30 April 1910 – 4 April 1998) was a French composer and pianist, and the husband of fellow composer Paule Maurice.
Born in Marseilles, Lantier was affiliated with the Conservatoire de Paris.[1] In 1937, he won the prestigious Prix de Rome composition scholarship (a prize he shared with Victor Serventi).[2]
One of Lantier's most widely known works is a Sicilienne for alto saxophone and piano.[3] His many other chamber-music pieces include Andante et Scherzetto, for saxophone quartet; an Introduction, Romance, et Allegro, for bass trombone and piano; a sonata for trumpet and piano; and Euskaldunak, a sonata for alto saxophone and piano.
His larger-scale compositions include a Requiem (premiered in 1981), as well as three works for piano and orchestra.[4] His music continues to be championed by present-day conductor Patrick Botti.[5]
Pierre Lantier died on 4 April 1998 in Ollioules, in Southeastern France.[6]
References
- ^ "Program Notes (by Chris Rettie) to the album 'Fault Lines': West Point Saxophone Quartet". Retrieved 2012-12-17.
- ^ "Prix de Rome 1930-1939" (in French). Retrieved 2012-12-17.
- ^ Lantier, P., Sicilienne pour saxophone alto et piano, Paris: Alphonse Leduc, 1944.
- ^ Hinson, Maurice (1993). Music for Piano and Orchestra: an Annotated Guide. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 163. ISBN 0-253-20835-1. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
- ^ "Patrick Botti, Conductor: Repertoire". Retrieved 2012-12-17.
- ^ "Obituaires:Le Panthéon des musiciens - De septembre 1997 à août 1998" (in French). Musica et memoria. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
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- People from Marseille
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