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Eugenie-Emilie Folville


Eugenie-Emilie Juliette Folville

Eugénie-Emilie Juliette Folville (born 5 January 1870, d. 19 or 28 October 1946) was a Belgian pianist, violinist, music educator, conductor and composer.

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Life

Eugénie-Emilie Juliette Folville was born in Liege, Belgium, and began the study of music with her father who was a lawyer and amateur musician. She studied violin with Charles Malherbe, Ovide Musin and César Thomson and made her debut in Liege in 1879. She had a successful career on the concert stage, and in 1897 took a position teaching piano at the Liege Conservatory.

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She lived for several years in London, and during World War II she lived and performed in Bournemouth. Her place of death is uncertain, but thought to be Castres or Dourgne, on 19 or 28 October 1946.

Works

Folville composed for theater, solo instruments, orchestra, chorus, and chamber ensemble. Selected works include:

Orchestral works

  • Scènes champêtres for orchestra (1st Suite for orchestra), op. 9 (1885) : Aux Champs, Dans la montagne, Rêverie, Fête de village
  • Scènes de la mer for orchestra (2nd Suite for orchestra), op. 14 (1886) : Chanson du pêcheur, Nuit étoilée, Mer phosphorescente, Flots agités, Adieux à l'océan
  • Scènes d'hiver for orchestra (3rd Suite for orchestra), op. 17 (1887) : Ballade, La neige, Noël, Carnaval
  • Oceano Nox, symphonic poem
  • Symphony (incomplete ?)
  • Violin Concerto (Concertstück for violin and orchestra) in G minor, op. 20 (1888)
  • Piano Concerto in D minor
  • Triptych for cello and orchestra
  • Concertstuck pour Violoncelle (Concert piece for cello) and orchestra (1905)
  • Incidental Music for " Jean de Chimay " (1905)

    • Chamber and Piano Works

  • 2 Sonatinas for piano (1881–82)
  • Berceuse for violin and piano (1884)
  • En Ardenne, sketches for piano
  • Piano Quartet
  • Suite Poetique for violin
  • Violin Sonata
  • Mazurka for violin and piano
  • Triptych for violin and piano (manuscript. Bruxelles, Bibliothèque du Conservatoire)
  • Concertstück for cello and piano (and for two pianos)
  • Communion for organ

    • Choral and Vocal Works

  • Chants printaniers (1883–84)
  • Attala (1892) opera, libretto by Paul Collin
  • Eva, drama for soprano, choir and piano
  • La Noce au Village, cantata, op. 13 (1886)

    • References

    Eugénie-Emilie Juliette Folville Wikipedia
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