Joseph-Ermend Bonnal
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 Bonnal at the organ of St-Andre in Bayonne (1933) | |
| Born | 1 July 1880 Bordeaux, France |
| Died | 14 August 1944 (aged 64) Bordeaux |
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Joseph-Ermend Bonnal (1 July 1880 – 14 August 1944); also Ermend-Bonnal, alias Guy Marylis) was a French composer and organist.
Ermend-Bonnal received initial musical instruction from his father, a violinist. He then studied piano at the
In 1901, Ermend-Bonnal was appointed Organist at Saint-Médard, and subsequently at Notre Dame in
The focus of Ermend-Bonnal's musical output is organ music (Paysages Euskariens, 1930; Media Vita, organ symphony, 1932). However, he also wrote in all other musical genres, ranging from children's pieces for piano to symphonies. Of his chamber music, two string quartets and a string trio especially deserve mention. He also wrote
Ermend-Bonnal had six Children. Children that are still living today are Marylis Raoul-Duval, the eldest; Mayette Bonnal, and Francoise Bonnal, the youngest. Palay, Rataboul are some of the successors today.
External links
- Free scores by Joseph-Ermend Bonnal at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- Rollin Smith: Louis Vierne: Organist of Notre-Dame Cathedral, Pendragon Press, 1999, ISBN 978-1-57647-004-6p. 184
- Site of the Ermend Bonnal Association
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