Songs Of The Auvergne Baïlèro - Music

Songs Of The Auvergne Baïlèro by Joseph Canteloube

Joseph Canteloube

Artist Biography For Joseph Canteloube

Marie-Joseph Canteloube De Malaret 21 October 1879 - November 4 1957 Was A French Composer. Canteloube Was Born In Annonay In The Ardèche And Died At Grigny In Essonne A Part Of The Auvergne Region. He Is Best Known For His Collection Of Orchestrated Folk Songs From The Auvergne Region Chants D’Auvergne "Songs Of The Auvergne" . Canteloube Himself Believed That "les Chants Paysans S’élèvent Bien Souvent Au Niveau De L’art Le Plus Pur Par Le Sentiment Et L’expression Sinon Par La Forme" "peasant Songs Often Rise To The Level Of Purest Art In Terms Of Feeling And Expression If Not In Form" . Canteloube Studied Music In Paris Under Amélie Daetzer A Former Pupil Of Frédéric Chopin. He Also Studied Composition Under Vincent D'Indy. His First Composition Colloque Sentimental Dates From 1903. His Other Works Include The Operas Le Mas And Vercingétorix. In 1925 He Founded La Bourrée An Association Whose Aim Was To Promote The Auvergne. In 1941 During The Nazi Occupation Of France Canteloube Joined The Vichy Government An Action That Has Been Attributed To Political Naiveté. As Well As Collecting And Arranging Traditional Folk Songs Canteloube Wrote Extensively On The Subject Of Music. His Works Include Biographies Of His Former Teacher Vincent D'Indy And Of Déodat De Séverac Wikipedia