Gabriel Grovlez

Gabriel Marie Grovlez (4 April 1879, Lille, France – 20 October 1944, Paris, France) was an eminent French composer and conductor.

He studied with Gabriel Fauré at the Conservatoire de Paris, and taught at the Schola Cantorum.^[1] His main work was with the Societé National de l'Opéra, and his compositions were mainly for voice. Much of his work shows strong neo-classical influences.

Works include L'almanac aux images, which are settings for the piano of poems, including Berceuse de la poupée and Les petites litanies de Jésus.

Selected works

Stage

• Cœur de Rubis, Légende féérique (Opera) in 3 acts (1906); libretto by Gabriel Montoya
• Maïmouna, Fantasy-Ballet in 2 scenes (1916); libretto by P. André Gérard
• La princesse au jardin, Ballet in 1 act (1943); libretto by Emile Vuillermoz

Chamber music

• Sonata for violin and piano (1908)
• Divertissement for flute and piano (1912)
• Concertino for flute or clarinet and piano
• Lamento et tarentelle for clarinet and piano (1923)
• Romance et scherzo for flute and piano (1927)
• Sarabande et allegro for oboe and piano (1929)
• Sicilienne et allegro giocoso for bassoon and piano (1930)
• Romance, scherzo et finale for viola and piano (1932)
• Sonata for cello and piano (1936)

Piano

• Au jardin de l'enfance (In The Garden of Childhood), 6 Pieces (1907)
• Improvisations sur Londres (1910)
• L'almanach aux images, 8 Pieces after poems of Tristan Klingsor (1911)
• Trois pièces (1913)
• Fancies, 7 Pieces (1915)

1. Sérénade
2. Nocturne
3. Petite valse
4. Berceuse
5. Fileuse
6. Rêverie
7. Cake Walk

• Trois valses romantiques (1917)
• Deux études de difficulté transcendante (1919)
• Impressions, 2 Pieces (1934)

Vocal

• La chambre blanche, 10 Songs on poems of Henry Bataille (1903)
• La flûte for voice and piano (1907); words by José-Maria de Heredia
• Sagesse, 5 Poems of Paul Verlaine for high voice and piano (1910)
• Trois mélodies sur des poèmes de Jean Dominique for voice and piano (1912)
• Guitares et mandolines for voice and piano (1913); words by Camille Saint-Saëns
• Les mélancolies passionnées, 8 Songs on poems of Charles Guérin (1924)
• Trois ballades françaises for voice and piano on poems of Paul Fort (1927)

References

1. ^ "Grovlez Biography". Piano Society. http://pianosociety.com/cms/index.php?section=1390. Retrieved 2007-12-17. 

External links

• Biography at pianosociety.com
• Free scores by Gabriel Grovlez in the International Music Score Library Project