Louis-Charles-Bonavantur-Alfred Bruno ( fr. Louis Charles Bonaventure Alfred Bruneau ; 1857–1934) - French composer, conductor, music critic and art historian. Commander of the Order of the Legion of Honor .
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 Alfred Bruno (1923) | |
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| Date of Birth | March 3, 1857 |
| Place of Birth | Paris [1] |
| Date of death | June 15, 1934 (77 years) |
| Place of death | Paris |
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| Professions | cellist , conductor , composer , critic and art historian |
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| Awards | Roman prize |
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Biography
Alfred Bruno was born on March 3, 1857 in the city of Paris [2] .
He studied music at the Paris Conservatoire [3] , where he studied cello from Auguste Joseph Francomam , and in composition from Jules Massenet [2] .
Bruno was a great friend of Emile Zola . In particular, he was the main organizer of the grand concert in memory of Zola in 1908 (conducted by George Marti ) [4] .
A. Bruno wrote 14 operas (most on the plot of Zola). In addition, he wrote orchestral compositions, vocal cycles, ballets, and other musical works [2] .
As a critic and art critic, Bruno wrote many works about music, in particular, and about Russian (in 1901 he visited the Russian Empire ), such as in his work entitled " Russische Musik " and published in Berlin in 1905 [3] .
In 1909 he occupied the post of chief inspector of music education [5] .
In 1925, Alfred Bruno became a member of the Institute of France .
Louis Charles Bonavantur Alfred Bruno died on June 15, 1934 in his hometown and was buried in the Batignol cemetery .
Selected bibliography
- Bruno A. Poems or Prose. On Sat Articles and reviews of composers of France. M., 1972.
- " Music of Russia and French musicians " (1903),
- " Memories of Zola " (1932).
Notes
- ↑ 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica / Bruneau, Alfred
- ↑ 1 2 3 Bruno, Louis Charles Bonavantiur Alfred // Great Soviet Encyclopedia : [in 30 t.] / Ch. ed. A. M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.
- ↑ 1 2 Bruno, Alfred // Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : in 86 tons (82 tons and 4 extra). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- ↑ J.-S. Macke. Une panthéonisation en musique et en chanson // Zola au Panthéon: l'épilogue de l'affaire Dreyfus. - Presses Sorbonne Nouvelle, 2010. - P. 40-53. (fr.)
- ↑ Rappoport, 1973 .
Literature
- "French music of the second half of the XIX century."
- O. Guseva. The art of A. Bruno as an example of the renewal of the French opera at the turn of the 19th-20th centuries 2009. №8. P.28-34
- Bruneau, Alfred - article in the Encyclopedia of Britannica (eng.)
- Bruno L. Sh. B. / L. G. Rappoport // A - Gong. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia: Soviet Composer, 1973. - (Encyclopedias. Dictionaries. Directories: Musical Encyclopedia : [in 6 tons.] / Ch. Ed. Yu. V. Keldysh ; 1973-1982, t. 1).
- James Ross: "Messidor": Republican Patriotism and the Third Revolution Opera; in: Barbara Kelly (ed.): 'French Music, Culture and National Identity, 1870-1939' (Rochester, NY, 2008), pp. 112–130; ISBN 978-1-58046-272-3
- Steven Huebner: "Alfred Bruneau and Émile Zola" and "L'Attaque du Moulin", in: French Opera at the Fin de Siècle (Oxford, 1999), pp. 395-425; ISBN 0-19-816280-4