François René Gebauer
Encyclopedia
François René Gebauer
François René Gebauer (15 March 1773, Versailles
, France
- 28 July 1845, Paris
) was a French composer, professor
and bassoonist and the son of a German military musician. He was one of five brothers Michel Joseph Gebauer (1763–1812), Pierre-Paul Gebauer, Jean-Luc Gebauer, and Etienne-François Gebauer, all of whom were also musicians and composers. The brothers appeared in a quintet together, which was modeled on the woodwind quintet instrumentation, but modified by removing the flute parts to include their brother Jean-Luc, who was a percussionist. The quintet received favorable reviews from critics, who found the music to be "unusually lively for a wind quintet" and "full of earthly elegance".
He took music lessons first with his brother Michel Joseph Gebauer, which ended shortly due to artistic differences between the two. Later, he took lessons with Francois Devienne
, which proved to be more successful. In 1788 he joined the Swiss Guard in Versailles as a bassoonist. In 1790 he joined the orchestra of the Musique de la garde nationale de Paris. From 1801 to 1826 he was the bassoonist in the orchestra of the Grande Opera in Paris. In 1795 he was appointed professor of bassoon at the Conservatoire de Paris
, which he belonged to for a year in 1802 and then from 1824 to 1838.
His most famous work was Duos Concertants, op. 48 for Horn and Bassoon, which featured repetitive rhythmic motifs in phase shifting patterns and strikingly modern asymmetrical melodies. The most memorable effect he achieved with this piece was the portrayal of schadenfreude
through jarring note patterns in the bassoon line.
François René Gebauer (15 March 1773, Versailles
Versailles
Versailles , a city renowned for its château, the Palace of Versailles, was the de facto capital of the kingdom of France for over a century, from 1682 to 1789. It is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and remains an important administrative and judicial centre...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
- 28 July 1845, 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 composer, professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
and bassoonist and the son of a German military musician. He was one of five brothers Michel Joseph Gebauer (1763–1812), Pierre-Paul Gebauer, Jean-Luc Gebauer, and Etienne-François Gebauer, all of whom were also musicians and composers. The brothers appeared in a quintet together, which was modeled on the woodwind quintet instrumentation, but modified by removing the flute parts to include their brother Jean-Luc, who was a percussionist. The quintet received favorable reviews from critics, who found the music to be "unusually lively for a wind quintet" and "full of earthly elegance".
He took music lessons first with his brother Michel Joseph Gebauer, which ended shortly due to artistic differences between the two. Later, he took lessons with Francois Devienne
François Devienne
François Devienne was a French composer and professor for flute at the Paris Conservatory.François Devienne was born in Joinville , as the youngest of fourteen children of a saddlemaker...
, which proved to be more successful. In 1788 he joined the Swiss Guard in Versailles as a bassoonist. In 1790 he joined the orchestra of the Musique de la garde nationale de Paris. From 1801 to 1826 he was the bassoonist in the orchestra of the Grande Opera in Paris. In 1795 he was appointed professor of bassoon 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...
, which he belonged to for a year in 1802 and then from 1824 to 1838.
His most famous work was Duos Concertants, op. 48 for Horn and Bassoon, which featured repetitive rhythmic motifs in phase shifting patterns and strikingly modern asymmetrical melodies. The most memorable effect he achieved with this piece was the portrayal of schadenfreude
Schadenfreude
Schadenfreude is pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others. This German word is used as a loanword in English and some other languages, and has been calqued in Danish and Norwegian as skadefryd and Swedish as skadeglädje....
through jarring note patterns in the bassoon line.
Chamber Music
- 1816 Six Arias from "The Barbier of Sevilla" by Gioacchino RossiniGioacchino RossiniGioachino Antonio Rossini was an Italian composer who wrote 39 operas as well as sacred music, chamber music, songs, and some instrumental and piano pieces...
for two Bassoons- Ecco ridente in cielo
- Largo al factotum
- Una voce poco fa
- Dunque io son
- Zitti zitti, piano piano
- Di si felice innesto
- Six Concert Duos opus 2, for two Clarinets
- Six Concert Duos opus 8, for Clarinet and Bassoon
- Menuet du Diable for Bassoon
- Quintet Nr. 1 for Wind Quintet
- Quintet Nr. 2 in E flat Major for Wind Quintet
- Allegro
- Menuett
- Andante sostenuto
- Rondo, Valse
- Quintet Nr. 3 in C Minor for Wind Quintet
- 3 Arias from "The Barber of Seville" by Gioacchino Rossini for two Bassoons
- Ecco ridente in cielo
- Una voce poco fa
- Largo al factorum
- Nocturno Nr. 2 of Arias by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartWolfgang Amadeus MozartWolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...
and Gioacchino Rossini for Bassoon and Piano - 3 Quartets opus 20, for Flute, Oboe, Horn and Bassoon
- 3 Quartets opus 27, for Flute, Oboe, Horn and Bassoon
- Trio for three Bassoons Nr. 1 in F major, opus 33 (Also for Violin, Cello and Bassoon)
- Trio for three Bassoons Nr. 2 in G minor, opus 33 (Also for Violin, Cello and Bassoon)
- Trio for three Bassoons Nr. 3 in B major, opus 33 (Also for Violin, Cello and Bassoon)
- Trio for three Bassoons Nr. 4 in G major, opus 33 (Also for Violin, Cello and Bassoon)
- Trio for three Bassoons Nr. 5 in E flat Major, opus 33 (Also for Violin, Cello and Bassoon)
- Trio for three Bassoons Nr. 6 in C major, opus 33 (Also for Violin, Cello and Bassoon)
- Trio for three Bassoons Nr. 7 in Eh minor, opus 33 (Also for Violin, Cello and Bassoon)
- Trio for three Bassoons Nr. 8 in A minor, opus 33 (Also for Violin, Cello and Bassoon)
- Trio for three Bassoons Nr. 9 in G major, opus 33 (Also for Violin, Cello and Bassoon)
- Trio for three Bassoons Nr. 10 in C major, opus 33 (Also for Violin, Cello and Bassoon)
- 3 Quartets opus 37, for Horn, Violin, Viola and Double Bass
- Quartet in G minor opus 41, for Flute, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon
- Trio Nr. 1 in F major opus 42, for Flute, Clarinet and Bassoon
- Trio Nr. 2 c-moll opus 42 Nr. 2, für Flöte, Klarinette und Fagott
- Trio Nr. 3 F-Dur opus 42 Nr. 3, für Flöte, Klarinette und Fagott
- Duos concertants opus 44, für 2 Fagotte
- Duos concertants opus 48, für Horn in F und Fagott
- Trio Nr. 1 für Klarinette, Horn und Fagott
- Trio Nr. 2 für Klarinette, Horn und Fagott
- Trio Nr. 3 für Klarinette, Horn und Fagott
- Variations sur "Au Clair de la Lune" für zwei Fagotte
Bücher und Schriften
- Danny Keith Phipps: The Music for Bassoon and Strings of Francois Rene Gebauer. 1987, D.M.A. document, Catholic University of America