Samazeuilh, Gustave (Marie Victor Fernand)
Samazeuilh, Gustave (Marie Victor Fernand)
Samazeuilh, Gustave (Marie Victor Fernand) , French writer on music and composer; b. Bordeaux, June 2, 1877; d. Paris, Aug. 4, 1967. He studied music with Chausson, at the Paris Schola Cantorum with d’Indy, and also took some lessons from Dukas. In his music, he absorbed the distinct style of French Impressionism, but despite the fine craftsmanship of his work, performances were few and far between. He publ. the studies Paul Dukas (Paris, 1913; second ed., 1936) and Ernest Chausson: Musicien de mon temps (Paris, 1947), and also ed. Écrits de Paul Dukas sur la musique (Paris, 1948).
Works
orch.: Étude symphonique (1906); Nuit (Paris, March 15, 1925); Naiades au soir (Paris, Oct. 18, 1925); Sérénade (1926); Gitanes (1931); L’Appel de la danse (1946). CHAMBER: Violin Sonata (1903); String Quartet (1911); Esquisse d’Espagne for Flute and Piano (1914); Luciole for Clarinet and Piano (1934); Suite en trio for Strings (1938); Cantabile e capriccio for String Quartet (1948); many transcriptions for piano of orch. works by d’Indy, Debussy, Franck, and Fauré. chorus and orch .: Le Sommeil de Canape (1908); Chant d’Espagne (Paris, Jan. 10, 1926); Le Cercle des heures (Paris, Feb. 17, 1934).
Bibliography
J. Poupard, Entretiens avec G. S.(Paris, 1962).
—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire