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A prolific French composer, who studied at the Paris Conservatoire
with Dukas, among others, taking first prize for composition in 1932.
Her music had the ease of flow and elegance of structure that
typified Parisian neo-classicism, while avoiding the often concomitant
frivolity. Vivacity, clarity of expression and a natural feel for melody
were her hall marks. Her radio score Frederic General won a Prix
Italia in 1949. Her music included several stage works, concertos and
numerous wind chamber pieces.Click on this work for more details below:
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Wind Dixtuor. 1967
1. Allegretto moderato. 2. Moderato - Allegro scherzando - Andante - Tempo primo. 3. Andante - Allegro scherzando.
2 fl, ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, hn, tpt, tbn
The humerous first movement has slightly grotesque leaps in the main theme. An intermezzo quality characterises the outer sections of the second movement, around a brief scherzando. Next, a pastoral 6/8 precedes a bustling second scherzando. The singing wind writing is taken up again in the Cantabile, and the whole is rounded off with an energetic finale, which ends in a characteristicly french gesture - with surprising gentleness.
Published Billaudot, 14 rue de l'Echiquier, Paris 10ieme, France
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