Claude Champagne
Claude Champagne | |
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Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | 27 May 1891
Died | 21 December 1965 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | (aged 74)
Occupation | composer violinist pianist |
Nationality | French Canadian |
Claude Champagne (27 May 1891 – 21 December 1965) was a French Canadian composer, teacher, pianist, and violinist.[1]
Early life and education
Born as Joseph-Arthur-Adonaï Claude Champagne in Montreal, Quebec, Champagne began piano and theory at 10 with Orpha-F. Deveaux, and continued with Romain-Octave Pelletier I and Alexis Contant at the Conservatoire national de musique. At 14, he studied violin with Albert Chamberland. He earned diplomas from private institutions: the Dominion College of Music (theory and piano, 1908) and the Conservatoire national of Montreal.
Career
Early career
Between 1910 and 1921 Champagne taught piano, violin, and other instruments at the Varennes and Longueuil colleges. He performed on viola and saxophone with the Canadian Grenadier Guards Band directed by J.-J. Gagnier and gave private lessons in theory and harmony. He accompanied choirs, including that of the Maisonneuve district, and played violin during intermissions at the National, a variety theatre.
In 1921 Champagne went to
Later career
At his return to Canada, Champagne became heavily involved in teaching. HIn 1932 he joined the Faculty of Music at McGill University, where he taught until 1941.[3]
He played an instrumental role in establishing the
He was attached to the
Death
He died in Montreal on December 21, 1965.[7][8] A concert hall at the Université de Montréal was later named for him.
Works
- Symphonie Gaspésienne
- Fantaisie "J'ai du bon tabac" - for orchestra
- Hercule et Omphale - for orchestra
- La Laurentienne - for orchestra
- Danse Villageoise[9][10]
- Piano Concerto (Fiesta)
- Suite Canadienne - for choir and orchestra
- Berceuse - for small orchestra
- Prière - for organ
- Quadrilha Brasileira for Piano (1942)
- Many choral pieces
Awards and honours
In 1963, Champagne was presented with an award by the Canada Council.[2]
See also
See: List of music students by teacher: C to F#Claude Champagne.
References
- ISBN 978-0-486-31879-0.
- ^ a b Plouffe, Hélène. "Claude Champagne". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Music at McGill University". by Nadia Turbide, Chantal Gauthier, Annick Poussart, Richard Haskell"]. The Canadian Encyclopedia, October 20, 2011
- ^ MusiCanada Issues 45-55. Canadian Music Council. 1981.
- ISBN 0-253-33953-7.
- ^ "The Montreal String Quartet Play Music Of Claude Champagne – 1955". Past Daily Weekend Gramophone, by Gordon Skene · Aug 23, 2015
- ISBN 978-0-19-540244-5.
- ^ Broadcast Music, inc (March 1966). BMI: The Many Worlds of Music. Broadcast Music, Incorporated. p. 4.
- ^ Classical Music Magazine. Vol. 16. Music Magazine. 1993. p. 38.
- ISBN 978-0-8020-5419-7.
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20060821190307/http://www.collectionscanada.ca/champagne/index-e.html
- Suite Canadienne at University of Toronto Canadian Sheet Music Collection