Édith Canat de Chizy facts for kids
Edith Canat de Chizy (born March 26, 1950) is a famous French composer. She was born in Lyon and now lives in Paris. She made history by becoming the first woman composer ever chosen to join the Académie des Beaux-Arts. This is a very important group that honors top artists in France.
Life as a Composer
Edith Canat de Chizy was born in Lyon, a city in France. She loved learning many things! She studied art, history, and philosophy at the Sorbonne University. At the same time, she also studied music at the Paris Conservatoire. This is a famous music school. She learned from important teachers like Maurice Ohana and Ivo Malec.
She was a very talented student. At the Paris Conservatoire, she won top awards in many music subjects. These included harmony, which is about how notes sound good together. She also excelled in counterpoint, which is about combining different melodies. She learned how to arrange music for different instruments, called orchestration. She even studied electroacoustics, which uses electronic sounds in music. Edith also plays the violin and has written many pieces for string instruments.
After finishing her studies, Edith Canat de Chizy became a music teacher. She even became the director of a music school in Paris. Later, she joined the staff at the Regional Conservatory of Paris. There, she teaches other people how to compose music. In 2005, she was chosen to be a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris. This is a huge honor for artists in France.
Many of her musical works are special projects asked for by the French government. She has written music for famous groups like the French Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Her music is published by a company called Editions Henry Lemoine.
Awards and Honors
Edith Canat de Chizy has won many important awards for her music. These awards show how much her work is respected.
- SACEM Great Symphonic Prize (2004)
- Tribune Internationale des Compositeurs Prize (1990)
- SACEM Hervé Dugardin prize (1987)
- Georges Enesco prize (1990)
- Paul-Louis Weiller prize (1992)
- SACD “Jeune talent musique” Prize (1998)
- Exceptional distinction, Prince Pierre de Monaco competition (1999)
- Chevalier des Arts et Lettres (1994)
- Nominated at the Victoires de la Musique (2000)
- Prix du Président de la République (2016), a special award for her lifetime achievements
