Klarinet Archive - Posting 000894.txt from 1999/02

From: "David B. Niethamer" <dnietham@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Paul Jeanjean
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 10:07:58 -0500

on 2/23/99 9:48 AM, Don Gross wrote:

>I'll be performing Paul Jeanjean's "Clair Matin" for clarinet and piano in
>two
>weeks and have essentially drawn a blank when it comes to biographical
>information. He's not listed in the New Groves. A search of the internet
>only turned up Summit Records' website "liner notes" for Robert Spring's
>"Dragon's Tongue" CD which gives his dates (1874 - 1928) and notes that he
>was
>a soloist with the professional band of the French Garde Republicaine and
>with
>the orchestra at Monte Carlo. He was also "the composer of ineluctable (look
>that one up) etudes for cringing clarinetists." Any additional
>information or
>reference suggestions woud be most appreciated.

Here is the listing (complete) from Pamela Weston's "More Great Clarinet
Virtuosi of the Past":

JEANJEAN, Paul. 1874-1928. French. He was a pupil of Cyrille Rose at the
Paris Conservatoire, gaining a First Prize in 1894. He became solo
clarinet of the Garde Republicaine and was also fuirst clarinet of the
Classical Concerts at Monte Carlo. He wrote some splendid books of
studies which were published by Leduc.

Works, all published by Andrieu: Arabesques. Claire Matin. Deuxieme
Andantino. Heureux Temps. Reverie de Printemps. Variations sur "Au clair
de la Lune."

HTH

David

David Niethamer
Principal Clarinet, Richmond Symphony
dnietham@-----.edu
http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/

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