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Tony Aubin
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Tony Louis Alexandre Aubin
8 December 1907 Paris, France
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| Died | 21 September 1981 (aged 73) Paris, France
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Tony Louis Alexandre Aubin (born December 8, 1907 – died September 21, 1981) was a talented French composer. He created many different types of music, including pieces for orchestras, ballets, and even film scores. He also spent many years teaching music to young students.
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Tony Aubin's Musical Journey
Tony Aubin was born in Paris, France. He loved music from a young age.
Early Studies and Awards
From 1925 to 1930, Tony Aubin studied at the famous Paris Conservatory. This is a very important music school in France. He learned from great teachers like Samuel Rousseau, Noel Gallon, Philippe Gaubert, and Paul Dukas. They taught him about music theory, how to write different parts for instruments, and how to compose.
In 1930, Tony Aubin won a special award called the Prix de Rome. This was a big prize for young artists and composers. He won it for a musical piece he wrote called Actaeon.
Teaching and Conducting
Tony Aubin had a busy career. From 1937 to 1944, he was the artistic director at a place called Paris-Mondial. This meant he helped decide what music and art would be featured there.
He also became a professor at the Paris Conservatory, the same school where he studied. He taught there for a long time, from 1944 to 1977, helping many students learn about music.
Besides teaching, he also conducted music for French radio stations between 1945 and 1960. This means he led orchestras and other musicians as they played.
Musical Style
Tony Aubin's music was greatly inspired by the "impressionism" style of composers like Ravel and Paul Dukas. This style often creates a mood or feeling, much like an impressionist painting uses colors and light. He wrote many pieces, including music for movies.
His Students
Many students learned from Tony Aubin. Some of his notable pupils include:
- Olivier Alain
- Garbis Aprikian
- Raynald Arseneault
- Jocelyne Binet
- Jacques Castérède
- Pierre Cochereau
- Marius Constant
- Ginette Keller
- Talivaldis Kenins
- Yüksel Koptagel
- Ron Nelson
- Makoto Shinohara
- Williametta Spencer
Tony Aubin's Compositions
Tony Aubin wrote many different musical works throughout his life. Here are some of them:
- Piano Sonata, 1930
- Quatuor à cordes (String Quartet), 1930–1933
- Prélude, Récitatif et Finale for piano, 1930–1933
- Six Poèmes de Verlaine, 1932–1933
- Cressida, Melodrama, 1934
- 1er Sinfonie, "Romantique" (First Symphony, "Romantic"), 1935–1937
- Le Sommeil d'Iskender (Iskender's Sleep), 1936
- Cantilène variée for cello and piano, 1937
- La Chasse infernale (Le chevalier Pécopin) (The Infernal Hunt), Scherzo Symphonique, 1941–1942
- Jeanne d'Arc à Orléans, Oratorio, 1942
- Suite danoise (Danish Suite), 1942–1945
- Athalie, 1943
- Symphony No. 2, 1944
- François Villon, 1945
- Fourberies, Ballet, 1950–1952
- Variations on a theme of Franz Schubert, Ballet, 1953
- Grand pas on a theme of Johannes Brahms, Ballet, 1953
- Suite éolienne for flute, clarinet, and orchestra, 1956
- Périls, Lyrical drama, 1956–1958
- La Source (The Source), 1960
- Hymne à d'espérance (Hymn of Hope), 1961
- Concertinetto for violin and piano, 1964
- Concertinetto del amicizia for flute and piano, 1965
- Concertino della Brughiera for bassoon and piano, 1966–1975
- Divertimento del incertezza for clarinet and piano or orchestra, 1967/ 1973
- La Jeunesse de Goya (The Youth of Goya), opera, 1968–1970
- Concertino delle scoiattolo for oboe, piano and strings, 1970
- Au fil de l'eau (Along the Water), 1970
- Toccatrotta, 1972
- Hidalgoyas for guitar, 1975
- Passacaglia dell'addio for viola and piano, 1977
Film Music by Tony Aubin
Tony Aubin also composed music for several films. Here are some of the movies he worked on:
- 1941 : The Pavilion Burns (directed by Jacques de Baroncelli)
- 1942 : À l'assaut des Aiguilles du Diable (directed by Marcel Ichac)
- 1943 : Les Ailes blanches
- 1943 : Le Corbeau (directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot)
- 1943 : Sondeurs d'abîmes (directed by Marcel Ichac)
- 1943 : Ceux du rivage
- 1944 : La Collection Ménard
- The Pretty Miller Girl (1949)
- 1952 : Groenland, 20 000 lieues sur les glaces (directed by Marcel Ichac/Jean-Jacques Languepin)
- 1952 : Victoire sur l'Annapurna (directed by Marcel Ichac)
- 1966 : Illusions perdues
Sources
- Don Randel. The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music. Harvard, 1996, p. 31.
