Andante for flute and piano jehan alain composer no lyrics ja 73 a. Contextualizing the music of jehan alain scholarly publishing. Deuxieme fantaisie, for organ, ja details allmusic. His music is known for its highly creative, even fantastical, approach to form, rhythm, timbre and mode.
A fantasie through timemarshall the gothic catalog. His father, albert alain 18801971, a pupil of guilmant and vierne, was an organist and a composer of religious music. Six french organs and the registration indications in l. Jehan received his initial training in the piano from augustin pierson, the organist of saintlouis at versailles, and in the organ from his father, who had built a fourmanual instrument in. Complete your jehan alain, marieclaire alain collection. Find jehan alain composition information on allmusic. Jehan ariste alain 3 february 1911 20 june 1940 was a french organist and composer. Choral cistercien pour une elevation, jehan alain overdenking muziek.
A series of numeric files, pictures of the manuscripts. Bruce neswick sunday after be still, my soul percy whitlock pentecostcantate domino guiseppe pitoni organ prelude and fugue in a minor, bwv 543 johann sebastian bach 29 the 10. We heard her play some of the works in seattle many years ago. Known as the first lady of the organ, marieclaire alain was a strikingly mature, creative and intuitive artist. Johann sebastian bach passacaglia in c minor, bwv 582. French organist and composer jehan alain 19111940 was one of the first to bring modernism to organ composition. Han er sonn av komponisten albert alain og bror av organistene marieclaire alain og olivier alain. Further remarks on jehan alains organ music the new. His brother, olivier, and his two sisters, marieodile and marieclaire were also to become musicians and organists. Sehr langsam phantasie, frei lebhaftruhig bewegt paul hindemith 18951963 prelude and fugue in g major, bwv 541 johann sebastian bach 16851750. Aurelie decourt, jehan alains niece and biographer, studied history and art history and holds a. Maurice durufle het n musikale eerbewys aan jehan alain geskryf met sy werk prelude et fugue sur le nom d a.
Alain urodzil sie na zachodnich przedmiesciach paryza, w rodzinie o muzycznych tradycjach. Alain s much younger sister, the noted organist marieclaire alain, recalls hearing this lullaby as a small child, perhaps as her brother composed the piece. Kevin jones, organ program premiere fantaisie, ja 72 deuxieme fantaisie, ja 117 jehan alain 19111940 sonata 1 i. Download free sheet music in pdf and royalty free music in mp3 for jehan alain for free, and without s from. Hosanna to the son of david blessed is he who comes in the name of the lord o king of israel hosanna in. The symphonic organ michael farris plays the casavant organ cathedral of st. Hans far, albert alain, var sjalv organist och kompositor. Alain, jehan 1911 1940 deux chorals le jardin suspendu litanies albright, william 1944 1998 sweet sixteenths bach, johann sebastian 1685 1750 prelude and fugue in d major, bwv532 prelude and fugue in e minor, bwv533 prelude and fugue in f minor, bwv534 prelude and fugue in c minor, bwv546 prelude and fugue in c minor, bwv549. Although alain s career was cut short by his death in wwii, he is considered one of the most.
I thought i had a complete works of jehan alain on an erato disc played by his sister, marieclaire alain. Alain includes in her most recent recording of the organ works. In his short life 191140 jehan alain composed some of the most fresh and original music for organ. In collaboration between the family of jehan alain and the association jehan alain, based in. Jehan alain, marieclaire alain marieclaire alain joue. Purpose in collaboration between the family of jehan alain and the association jehan alain, based in romainmotier switzerland, the publication of following documents is aimed to give public access to a collection of original manuscripts of jehan alain s organ works, thus allowing musicians, beyond the existing editions and other publications, to conduct a personal study of these sources. His father, albert alain 18801971 was an enthusiastic organist, composer and organbuilder who had studied with alexandre guilmant and louis vierne. Jehan alain, fodd 3 februari 1911 i saintgermainenlaye, frankrike, dod 20 juni 1940 i petitpuy, var en fransk kompositor och organist. Wolfgang amadeus mozart fantasia in f minor, kv 608 johann sebastian bach trio sonata in e minor, bwv 528. Jehan alain was born on february 3, 1911 in saintgermainenlaye near paris, into a musical family. Clement jannequin jehan alain prelude et fugue sur le nom alain, op 7 maurice durule 19021986 deuxieme fantaisie jehan alain chant heroique from. The first of two volumes of jehan alain s complete organ works is of special interest not only for its luminous and authoritative performances of seldom heard works, but also for the use of one of alain s preferred instruments.
Allegro vivace for flute and piano jehan alain composer. I will write about the second fantasy at length in my next article. Edward grieg 18431907 in the hall of the mountain king christopher howerter continued on back. Marieclaire alain s tireless advocacy for her brothers work has rescued many of his compositions from obscurity. Spanning four centuries of music, from baroque masterpieces by the likes of couperin and grigny, through cornerstones of the french organ repertoire by widor, vierne and messiaen, to two discs of works by her brother jehan, this collection is testament to her vast and. Deuxieme fantaisie, ja 117 jehan alain 19111940 allegro, from organ symphony no. Jehan alain composer olivier alain dedication marie.
Alain, j organ works lebrun instrumental classical naxos. Idiosyncratic properties of the organ music of jehan alain. Later in the prelude there is a quotation from alain s litanies played on the cromorne stop. Loeuvre dorgue alain, jehan since this work was first published after 1924 with the prescribed notice, it is unlikely that this work is public domain in the usa. Aug 10, 20 jehan alain second fantasy vaughn mauren, organist live on the 2005 rieger organ bryn mawr presbyterian church bryn mawr, pa, usa. In this piece, alain employs a classical form exposition, development, recapitulation partly to showcase a melody and rhythms that, at the time, were considered primitive. Eric lebrun cavaillecoll organ of leglise saintantoine des quinzevingts, paris. Print and download in pdf or midi fantaisie pour ch. Music profile for jehan alain, born 3 february 1911. Alain, jehan jehan alain 3 february 1911 20 june 1940. Sign up to our presto classical mailing list to find out all the latest news. This page lists all recordings of deuxieme fantaisie by jehan alain 191140. The sectional structure, theatrical pacing and innovative use of keyboard writing in alain s second fantaisie suggest a 20 th c response to sweelincks essay in the genre.
Apr 04, 2015 lisa hummel is playing the hauptwerk organ of joerg glebe in a live concert on the 28th of march 2015, using the sample set of the the organ in rotterdam. Born into a family of musicians, he learned the organ from his father and a host of other teachers, becoming a composer at 18, and composing until the outbreak of the second world war 10 years later. His younger brother was the composer, organist and pianist olivier alain 19181994, his youngest sister the organist marieclaire alain 192620. The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Biography alain was born in saintgermainenlaye in the. Danse a agni yavishta 1932, and deuxieme fantasie 1936. Lisa hummel is playing the hauptwerk organ of joerg glebe in a live concert on the 28th of march 2015, using the sample set of the the organ in rotterdam. It must be stated that jehan alain made do with what resources were available to him. Naast impressionistische invloeden en invloeden vanuit het verre oosten ritmes, toonschalen is ook een beetje surrealistische humor te herkennen, maar qua stijl werd hij beinvloed door charles tournemire en olivier messiaen. Jego ojciec, albert alain 18801971, byl organista, kompozytorem, a takze budowniczym organow, ktory studiowal u alexandrea guilmanta oraz louisa viernea. Jehan ariste alain february 3, 1911 june 20, 1940 was a french organist and composer. The composers sister, organist marieclaire alain, wrote that the rhythm of several passages defies musical notation, which is an obvious exaggeration. His short career as a composer began in 1929, when alain was 18, and lasted until the outbreak of the second world war 10 years later. Alain was born in saintgermainenlaye in the western suburbs of paris. French organist and composer jehan alain 19111940 was one of the first to bring. Mlodszy brat jehana, olivier alain 19181994, rowniez byl organista. Purpose in collaboration between the family of jehan alain and the association jehan alain, based in romainmotier switzerland, the publication of following documents is aimed to give public access to a collection of original manuscripts of jehan alains organ works, thus allowing musicians, beyond the existing editions and other publications, to conduct a personal study of these sources. The creative use of solo organ music in the lutheran liturgy by thomas keith hamilton an essay submitted in partial fulfillment.
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