List of compositions by Ernest Chausson
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Ernest Chausson
Amédée-Ernest Chausson was a French romantic composer who died just as his career was beginning to flourish.-Life:Ernest Chausson was born in Paris into a prosperous bourgeois family...
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Works with opus number
- Op. 1, Five Fantasies for piano (1879–80)
- Op. 2, Seven Melodies
- Nanny, to words by Leconte de Lisle (1880)
- Le charme, to words by A. Silvestre (1879)
- Les papillons, to words by Théophile GautierThéophile GautierPierre Jules Théophile Gautier was a French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, art critic and literary critic....
(1880) - La dernière feuille, to words by Gautier (1880)
- Sérénade italienne, to words by Paul BourgetPaul BourgetPaul Charles Joseph Bourget , was a French novelist and critic.-Biography:He was born in Amiens in the Somme département of Picardie, France. His father, a professor of mathematics, was later appointed to a post in the college at Clermont-Ferrand, where Bourget received his early education...
(1880) - Hébé, to words by Louise Ackermann (1882)
- Le colibri, to words by Leconte de Lisle (1882)
- Op. 3, Piano Trio in G minor (1881)
- Op. 4, Les caprices de Marianne, lyric comedy, with libretto by Alfred de MussetAlfred de MussetAlfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathay was a French dramatist, poet, and novelist.Along with his poetry, he is known for writing La Confession d'un enfant du siècle from 1836.-Biography:Musset was born on 11 December 1810 in Paris...
(1882-4), incomplete - Op. 5, VivianeViviane (Chausson)Viviane, op. 5, is a symphonic poem by the French composer Ernest Chausson. Chausson's first true composition for orchestra, Viviane was begun in September 1882 and influenced by the music of César Franck and Richard Wagner, just after Chausson had attended the world premiere of the latter's last...
, symphonic poemSymphonic poemA symphonic poem or tone poem is a piece of orchestral music in a single continuous section in which the content of a poem, a story or novel, a painting, a landscape or another source is illustrated or evoked. The term was first applied by Hungarian composer Franz Liszt to his 13 works in this vein...
on a legend of the Round TableRound TableThe Round Table is King Arthur's famed table in the Arthurian legend, around which he and his Knights congregate. As its name suggests, it has no head, implying that everyone who sits there has equal status. The table was first described in 1155 by Wace, who relied on previous depictions of...
(1882, rev. 1887) - Op. 6, Two MotetMotetIn classical music, motet is a word that is applied to a number of highly varied choral musical compositions.-Etymology:The name comes either from the Latin movere, or a Latinized version of Old French mot, "word" or "verbal utterance." The Medieval Latin for "motet" is motectum, and the Italian...
s for voices, violin, and organ (1883)- No. 1 Deus Abraham
- No. 2 Ave verum
- Op. 7, Hélène, lyric drama, in two acts, with libretto by Leconte de Lisle (1883-4), incomplete
- Op. 8, Four Melodies, to words by Maurice BouchorMaurice BouchorMaurice Bouchor was a French poet and sculptor.He was born in Paris. He published in succession Chansons joyeuses , Poèmes de l'amour et de la mer , Le Faust moderne in prose and verse, and Les Contes parisiens in verse...
- Nocturne (1886)
- Amour d'antan (1882)
- Printemps triste (1883)
- Nos souvenirs (1888)
- Op. 9, Hymne védique for four voices and orchestra, to words by Leconte de Lisle (1886)
- Op. 10, Solitude dans les bois, symphonic poem (1886, destroyed)
- Op. 11, Two duos for voices (1883)
- La nuit, to words by Théodore de BanvilleThéodore de BanvilleThéodore Faullain de Banville was a French poet and writer.-Biography:Banville was born in Moulins in Allier, Auvergne, the son of a captain in the French navy. His boyhood, by his own account, was cheerlessly passed at a lycée in Paris; he was not harshly treated, but took no part in the...
- Le réveil, to words by Honoré de BalzacHonoré de BalzacHonoré de Balzac was a French novelist and playwright. His magnum opus was a sequence of short stories and novels collectively entitled La Comédie humaine, which presents a panorama of French life in the years after the 1815 fall of Napoleon....
- La nuit, to words by Théodore de Banville
- Op. 12, Three motets for four voices, cello, harp, and organ (1886)
- No. 1 Ave Maria
- No. 2 Tota pulchra es
- No. 3 Ave maris stella
- Op. 13, Four Melodies
- Apaisement, to words by Paul VerlainePaul VerlainePaul-Marie Verlaine was a French poet associated with the Symbolist movement. He is considered one of the greatest representatives of the fin de siècle in international and French poetry.-Early life:...
(1885) - Sérénade, to words by Jean Lahor (1887)
- L'aveu, to words by Villiers de L'Isle-Adam (1887)
- La cigale, to words by Leconte de Lisle (1887)
- Apaisement, to words by Paul Verlaine
- Op. 14, La caravane, song to words by Gautier (1887, also orch.)
- Op. 15, Chant nuptial, song for four female voices, to words by Leconte de Lisle (1887-8)
- Op. 16, Three Motets
- No. 1 Lauda Sion for voice, organ, and harp (1888)
- No. 2 Benedictus for two sopranos and harp (1890)
- No. 3 Pater noster for voice and organ (1891)
- Op. 17, Chansons de Miarka, to words by Jean RichepinJean RichepinJean Richepin , French poet, novelist and dramatist, the son of an army doctor, was born at Médéa, French Algeria.At school and at the École Normale Supérieure he gave evidence of brilliant, if somewhat undisciplined, powers, for which he found physical vent in different directions—first as a...
(1888)- Les morts
- La pluie
- Op. 18, La tempête, incidental music for Shakespeare's The TempestThe TempestThe Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1610–11, and thought by many critics to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote alone. It is set on a remote island, where Prospero, the exiled Duke of Milan, plots to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful place,...
(tr. M. Bouchor), for solo voices and small orchestra (1888); five pieces (Chant d'Ariel, Air de danse, Duo de Junon et Cérès, Danse rustique, Chanson d'Ariel) were later arranged for solo voices, flute, violin, viola, cello, harp, and celesta (pub. 1905) - Op. 19, Poème de l'amour et de la merPoème de l'amour et de la merThe Poème de l'amour et de la mer , op. 19, is a song cycle for voice and orchestra by Ernest Chausson. It was composed over an extended period between 1882 and 1892 and dedicated to Henri Duparc...
for voice and orchestra, to words by M. Bouchor (1882–90; rev. 1893) - Op. 20, Symphony in B-flatSymphony in B-flat (Chausson)Ernest Chausson's Symphony in B flat major , his only symphony, was written in the year 1890 and first performed on April 1891 at a concert of the Société Nationale de Musique conducted by the composer. It was dedicated to the French painter and art collector Henry Lerolle. As with César Franck's...
(1889–90) - Op. 21, Concert in D for piano, violin, and string quartet (1889–91)
- Op. 22, La légende de Sainte Cécile, incidental music, to words by Bouchor (1891)
- Op. 23, Le roi ArthusLe roi ArthusLe roi Arthus is an opera in three acts by the French composer Ernest Chausson to his own libretto. It was composed between 1886 and 1895, but only first performed on 30 November 1903 at the Théâtre de la Monnaie, Brussels, after long delays...
, original lyric drama in three acts (1886–95) - Op. 24, Serres chaudes, song cycle to words by Maurice MaeterlinckMaurice MaeterlinckMaurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck, also called Comte Maeterlinck from 1932, was a Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist who wrote in French. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911. The main themes in his work are death and the meaning of life...
- Serre chaude (1896)
- Serre d'ennui (1893)
- Lassitude (1893)
- Fauves las (1896)
- Oraison (1895)
- Op. 25, Poème for violin and orchestra (1896)
- Op. 26, Quelques danses (Some Dances) for piano (1896)
- No. 1 Dédicace
- No. 2 Sarabande
- No. 3 Pavane
- No. 4 Forlane
- Op. 27, Three lieder, to words by Camille MauclairCamille MauclairSéverin Faust , better known by his pseudonym Camille Mauclair, was a French poet, novelist, biographer, travel writer, and art critic....
(1896)- Les heures
- Ballade
- Les couronnes
- Op. 28, Songs of ShakespeareWilliam ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
(tr. Bouchor)- Chanson de clown from Twelfth Night (1890)
- Chanson d'amour from Measure for MeasureMeasure for MeasureMeasure for Measure is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603 or 1604. It was classified as comedy, but its mood defies those expectations. As a result and for a variety of reasons, some critics have labelled it as one of Shakespeare's problem plays...
(1891) - Chanson d'OphélieOpheliaOphelia is a fictional character in the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare. She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes, and potential wife of Prince Hamlet.-Plot:...
from HamletHamletThe Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
(1896) - Chant funèbre from Much Ado about NothingMuch Ado About NothingMuch Ado About Nothing is a comedy written by William Shakespeare about two pairs of lovers, Benedick and Beatrice, and Claudio and Hero....
for four female voices (1897)
- Op. 29, Ballata (orig. title Canzoniere di Dante) , to words by DanteDANTEDelivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe is a not-for-profit organisation that plans, builds and operates the international networks that interconnect the various national research and education networks in Europe and surrounding regions...
, for four voices (1896-7) - Op. 30, Piano Quartet in A (1897)
- Op. 31, Vêpres pour le commun des vierges for organ (1897)
- Op. 32, Soir de fête, symphonic poem (1897-8)
- Op. 33, Pour un arbre de Noël, song (1898)
- Op. 34, Deux poèmes (Two Poems), songs with words by Verlaine (1898)
- La chanson bien douce
- Le chevalier malheur
- Op. 35, String Quartet in C minorString Quartet (Chausson)The String Quartet in C minor, Op. 35, was begun by Ernest Chausson in 1898 and the composer had fully scored all but part of the third and last movement before he died in an accident in 1899...
(1897-9) - Op. 36, Two Melodies
- Cantique à l'épouse, to words by A. Jounet (1896)
- Dans la forêt du charme et de l'enchantement, to words by Jean MoréasJean MoréasJean Moréas , was a Greek poet, essayist, and art critic, who wrote mostly in the French language but also in Greek during his youth.-Background:...
(1898)
- Op. 37, Chanson perpétuelleChanson perpétuelleThe Chanson perpétuelle, op. 37 is a mélodie by Ernest Chausson, written in December 1898. It is one of the major vocal-orchestral works of Chausson, along with the Poème de l'amour et de la mer. Besides the better-known version for soprano and orchestra, Chausson also wrote a version for...
for soprano and orchestra or piano quintet, to words by Charles CrosCharles CrosCharles Cros was a French poet and inventor. He was born in Fabrezan, Aude, France, 35 km to the East of Carcassonne....
(1898) - Op. 38, Paysage (Landscape) for piano (1895)
- Op. 39, Piece for cello or viola, and piano (1897)
Works without opus number
Stage- Les oiseaux, incidental music for AristophanesAristophanesAristophanes , son of Philippus, of the deme Cydathenaus, was a comic playwright of ancient Athens. Eleven of his forty plays survive virtually complete...
' The BirdsThe Birds (play)The Birds is a comedy by the Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes. It was performed in 414 BCE at the City Dionysia where it won second prize. It has been acclaimed by modern critics as a perfectly realized fantasy remarkable for its mimicry of birds and for the gaiety of its songs...
, for flute and harp (1889)
Vocal-orchestral
- La veuve du roi basque, ballad to words by L. Brethous-Lafargue (1879)
- Hylas, to words by Leconte de Lisle (1879–80)
- Esméralda, to words by Victor HugoVictor HugoVictor-Marie Hugo was a Frenchpoet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights activist and exponent of the Romantic movement in France....
(1880) - Hymne à la nature, to words by A. Silvestre (1881)
- L'arabe, cantataCantataA cantata is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir....
(1881)
Orchestral
- Symphony No. 2 (sketches, 1899)
Chamber
- Andante and Allegro for clarinet and piano (1881)
- Concerto for piano, oboe, viola, and string quartet (sketches, 1897)
Piano
- Sonatinas for piano four hands (1878)
- No. 1 in G minor
- No. 2 in D minor
- Eleven Fugues on Themes by BachJohann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
, FranckCésar FranckCésar-Auguste-Jean-Guillaume-Hubert Franck was a composer, pianist, organist, and music teacher who worked in Paris during his adult life....
, MassenetJules MassenetJules Émile Frédéric Massenet was a French composer best known for his operas. His compositions were very popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and he ranks as one of the greatest melodists of his era. Soon after his death, Massenet's style went out of fashion, and many of his operas...
, and Saint-SaënsCamille Saint-SaënsCharles-Camille Saint-Saëns was a French Late-Romantic composer, organist, conductor, and pianist. He is known especially for The Carnival of the Animals, Danse macabre, Samson and Delilah, Piano Concerto No. 2, Cello Concerto No. 1, Havanaise, Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, and his Symphony...
for piano (1880-1) - Marche militaire for piano (1884)
Sacred
- O salutaris in B for organ, piano, or harp (1879)
- Tantum ergo for voice, organ, violin, and harp (1891)
Songs for voice and piano
- Lilas, to words by Bouchor (1877)
- Le petit sentier, to words by Bouchor (1878)
- L'albatros, to words by Charles BaudelaireCharles BaudelaireCharles Baudelaire was a French poet who produced notable work as an essayist, art critic, and pioneering translator of Edgar Allan Poe. His most famous work, Les Fleurs du mal expresses the changing nature of beauty in modern, industrializing Paris during the nineteenth century...
(1879) - Le rideau de ma voisine, to words by Alfred de MussetAlfred de MussetAlfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathay was a French dramatist, poet, and novelist.Along with his poetry, he is known for writing La Confession d'un enfant du siècle from 1836.-Biography:Musset was born on 11 December 1810 in Paris...
(1879) - Nous nous aimerons, to words by anon. (1882)
- Le mort maudit, to words by J. Richepin (1884)
- Epithalame, to words by Bouchor (1886)
- Marins dévots à la Vierge, to words by L.-P. Fargue (1898)