Max d'Ollon ( French: Maximilien-Paul-Marie-Félix d'Ollone ; June 13, 1875 , Besancon - May 15, 1959 , Paris ) - French composer. Brother Henry d'Ollon .
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He entered the Paris Conservatory at the age of six, studied with Jules Massenet , Andre Zhedalzh and Albert Lavignac . In 1895 he received the second Roman Prize for the Clarissa Harlow cantata, in 1897 - the first Roman Prize for the Fredegonda cantata.
At the turn of the century, he began to gain some fame with his concert compositions, including Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, first performed by Alfred Corto (1899), and the symphonic poem for violin and orchestra “Village Violinist” ( French Le Ménétrier ), first performed by George Enescu (1910 ) Subsequently, he focused on the works for the scene, of which the most significant operas are The Return ( French Le Retour ; 1912, on his own libretto), Harlequin ( French L'Arlequin ; 1924, libretto by J. Sarman ) and Samaritan "( Fr. La Samaritaine ; 1937, based on the play of the same name by E. Rostand ). The music of d'Ollon was sustained in a late-Romanian spirit with elements of impressionist influence, and the composer defended this as a position, publishing in 1932 in Le Ménestrel magazine a series of three articles aimed at supporting the melodic beginning in music and against the latest trends ( New Vienna School )
He taught at the Normal School of Music , since 1923, professor at the Paris Conservatory , since 1930 he served as inspector of music education and oversaw the work of provincial conservatories. In 1941-1944 Director of Opera Comic . At the same time, he headed the music section of the Collaboration Group ( French: Groupe Collaboration ), an association of French artists aimed at working with Hitler Germany [4] . After the end of World War II, he was dismissed from the conservatory and from the ministry as a collaborator . In the postwar years, he published the books Musical Language ( Fr. Le langage musical ; 1952) and The Opera House and the Public ( Fr. Le théâtre lyrique et le public ; 1955).
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 128643099 // General regulatory control (GND) - 2012—2016.
- ↑ 1 2 BNF identifier : Open Data Platform 2011.
- ↑ 1 2 SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ Jane F. Fulcher. Renegotiating French Identity: Musical Culture and Creativity in France during Vichy and the German Occupation. - Oxford University Press, 2018 .-- P. 58.
Literature
- Georges Favre. Silhouettes du Conservatoire: Charles-Marie Widor, André Gédalge, Max d'Ollone. - La Pensée universelle, 1986.