Alexandre Cellier
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Alexandre Eugène Cellier (Molières-sur-Cèze
, June 17, 1883 – March 4, 1968 in Paris
) was a French organist and composer
.
Cellier studied organ with Alexandre Guilmant
until 1908. In 1908 he won the first prize for organ at the Conservatoire de Paris
. Before that he also studied with Henri Dallier
and Charles-Marie Widor
. He was the organist/Titulaire of the Temple de l'Étoile in Paris from 1910 until his death in 1968. The organ he used was a 3-manual Cavaillé-Coll organ with 32 stops, which was extended by Mutin in 1914.
In Louis Vierne
's biography Mes Souvenirs, he describes Alexandre Cellier as a highly "cultivated musician" with perfect skills in improvisation. He must have been very virtuous on the organ, as he also made a career as concert organist in France but also abroad. His music is typical modern French style (in the view of Vierne) and "highly aesthetic".
He wrote a book about organ registration and is known as the French translator of the texts of the Bach Chorales.
Chamber music
Organ
Vocal
Molières-sur-Cèze
Molières-sur-Cèze is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...
, June 17, 1883 – March 4, 1968 in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
) was a French organist and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
.
Cellier studied organ with Alexandre Guilmant
Alexandre Guilmant
Félix-Alexandre Guilmant was a French organist and composer.- Short biography :Guilmant was born in Boulogne-sur-Mer...
until 1908. In 1908 he won the first prize for organ at the Conservatoire de Paris
Conservatoire de Paris
The Conservatoire de Paris is a college of music and dance founded in 1795, now situated in the avenue Jean Jaurès in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France...
. Before that he also studied with Henri Dallier
Henri Dallier
Henri Édouard Dallier was a French organist. He studied organ with César Franck at the Paris Conservatory and obtained first prize in organ and fugue in 1878...
and Charles-Marie Widor
Charles-Marie Widor
Charles-Marie Jean Albert Widor was a French organist, composer and teacher.-Life:Widor was born in Lyon, to a family of organ builders, and initially studied music there with his father, François-Charles Widor, titular organist of Saint-François-de-Sales from 1838 to 1889...
. He was the organist/Titulaire of the Temple de l'Étoile in Paris from 1910 until his death in 1968. The organ he used was a 3-manual Cavaillé-Coll organ with 32 stops, which was extended by Mutin in 1914.
In Louis Vierne
Louis Vierne
Louis Victor Jules Vierne was a French organist and composer.-Life:Louis Vierne was born in Poitiers, Vienne, nearly blind due to congenital cataracts, but at an early age was discovered to have an unusual gift for music. Louis Victor Jules Vierne (8 October 1870 – 2 June 1937) was a French...
's biography Mes Souvenirs, he describes Alexandre Cellier as a highly "cultivated musician" with perfect skills in improvisation. He must have been very virtuous on the organ, as he also made a career as concert organist in France but also abroad. His music is typical modern French style (in the view of Vierne) and "highly aesthetic".
He wrote a book about organ registration and is known as the French translator of the texts of the Bach Chorales.
Selected compositions
Orchestral- Paysages cévenols (1912)
- Sur la colline d’Uzès (1928)
- Le chant d’une flûte (1930)
- Chacun son tour, Suite humoristique for wind soloists and string orchestra (1934)
- Le Carnaval (1938)
Chamber music
- Piano Quintet No. 1 (1906)
- String Quartet No. 1 in A minor (1911)
- Piano Quintet No. 2 (1913)
- Sonata in G major for cello and piano (1920)
- String Quartet No. 2 (1923)
- Sonate en sol bémol majeur (Sonata in G Major) for viola and piano (1923)
- Chevauchée fantastique for trumpet and piano (1944)
- Ballade for horn and piano (1949)
- Images médiévales for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon
- Invocation for organ, violin, cello and harp
Organ
- Suite Symphonique pour Orgue en Sol majeur (1906)
- Méditation – published in book one of "Les Maitres Contemporains de l'Orgue" in 1911
- Pièce Symphonique – published in book one of "Les Maitres Contemporains de l'OrgueMaîtres contemporains de l'orgueMaîtres contemporains de l'orgue is an eight-volume collection edited by father Jos. Joubert published by Editions Maurice Senart; the first three volumes appeared in 1912...
" in 1911 - Cortège – published in book four of "Les Maitres Contemporains de l'Orgue"
- Dans la vieille Abbaye – published in book four of "Les Maitres Contemporains de l'Orgue"
- Offertoire pour le jour de l'Ascension – published in book eight of "Les Maitres Contemporains de l'Orgue"
- Étude en mi mineur (1916)
- Pèlerinages, Suite de 10 pièces (1923)
- Trois Chorals (1936)
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- La douleur, Choral-paraphrase sur la mélodie du Psaume 77
- L'espérance, Choral-paraphrase sur la mélodie du Psaume 90
- La joie, Choral-paraphrase sur la mélodie du Psaume 138
- Églises et Paysages (1943)
- Prélude et Fugue – published in 'Orgue et Liturgie', volume 33
- Choral-Prélude sur Psaume 65 – published in 'Orgue et Liturgie', volume 38
- Thème et variations sur le Psaume 149 du Psautier de la Réforme "Chantez à Dieu chanson nouvelle" – published in 'Orgue et Liturgie', volume 66
- Rhapsodie
- Concerto
Vocal
- Prière: J'ai cru, c'est pourquoi j'ai parlé (Prayer) for voice and organ; words from Psalm 116Psalm 116-Judaism:*Is one of six psalms of which Hallel is composed. On all days when Hallel is recited, this psalm is recited in its entirety, except on Rosh Chodesh and the last six days of Passover, when only verses 1-11 are recited....
External links
- Alexandre Cellier, select list of works at Klassika
- Temple de l’Étoile, details of the Cavaillé-Coll organ of the Temple