Eugénie-Emilie Juliette Folville

Juliette Folville

Eugénie-Emilie Juliette Folville (born 5 January 1870, d. 19 or 28 October 1946) was a Belgian pianist, violinist, music educator, conductor and composer.

Life

Eugénie-Emilie Juliette Folville was born in Liege, Belgium, and began the study of music with her father who was a lawyer and amateur musician. She studied violin with Charles Malherbe, Ovide Musin and César Thomson and made her debut in Liege in 1879. She had a successful career on the concert stage, and in 1897 took a position teaching piano at the Liege Conservatory.

She lived for several years in London, and during World War II she lived and performed in Bournemouth.[1] Her place of death is uncertain, but thought to be Castres or Dourgne, on 19 or 28 October 1946.[2][3]

Works

Folville composed for theater, solo instruments, orchestra, chorus, and chamber ensemble. Selected works include:

Orchestral works

  • Scènes champêtres for orchestra (1st Suite for orchestra), op. 9 (1885) : Aux Champs, Dans la montagne, Rêverie, Fête de village[4]
  • Scènes de la mer for orchestra (2nd Suite for orchestra), op. 14 (1886) : Chanson du pêcheur, Nuit étoilée, Mer phosphorescente, Flots agités, Adieux à l'océan[5]
  • Scènes d'hiver for orchestra (3rd Suite for orchestra), op. 17 (1887) : Ballade, La neige, Noël, Carnaval[6]
  • Oceano Nox, symphonic poem
  • Symphony (incomplete ?)[7]
  • Violin Concerto (Concertstück for violin and orchestra) in G minor, op. 20 (1888)[8]
  • Piano Concerto in D minor[9]
  • Triptych for cello and orchestra
  • Concertstuck pour Violoncelle (Concert piece for cello) and orchestra (1905)
  • Incidental Music for " Jean de Chimay " (1905)

Chamber and piano works

  • 2 Sonatinas for piano (1881–82)
  • Berceuse for violin and piano (1884)
  • En Ardenne, sketches for piano[9]
  • Piano Quartet[4]
  • Suite Poetique for violin
  • Violin Sonata[7]
  • Mazurka for violin and piano
  • Triptych for violin and piano (manuscript. Bruxelles, Bibliothèque du Conservatoire)
  • Concertstück for cello and piano (and for two pianos)
  • Communion for organ[10]

Choral and vocal works

  • Chants printaniers (1883–84)
  • Attala (1892) opera, libretto by Paul Collin
  • Eva, drama for soprano, choir and piano
  • La Noce au Village, cantata, op. 13 (1886)[11]

References

  1. ↑ Folville , Juliette (Eugenie Emilie), Sophie Drinker Institute, retrieved 8 May 2014
  2. ↑ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers (Digitized online by GoogleBooks). ISBN 9780393034875. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  3. ↑ Hubbard, William Lines; Andrews, George W.; Dickinson, Edward (1908). The American history and encyclopedia of music.
  4. 1 2 Dictionnaire des femmes belges: XIXe et XXe siècles, 2006-01-01, ISBN 9782873864347
  5. ↑ (1870-1946), Juliette Folville (1 October 1886). "Scènes de la mer. Op. 14 - Juliette Folville (1870-1946) - Work - Resources from the BnF". Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  6. ↑ (1870-1946), Juliette Folville (1 December 1887). "Scènes d'hiver. Op. 17 - Juliette Folville (1870-1946) - Work - Resources from the BnF". Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  7. 1 2 Folville, Juliette
  8. ↑ (1870-1946), Juliette Folville (31 October 1888). "Concertos. Violon, orchestre. Sol mineur. Op. 20 - Juliette Folville (1870-1946) - Work - Resources from the BnF". Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  9. 1 2 Folvile, Juliette
  10. ↑ Juliette Folville, Communion
  11. ↑ (1870-1946), Juliette Folville (1 May 1886). "Noce au village. Op. 13 - Juliette Folville (1870-1946) - Work - Resources from the BnF". Retrieved 31 October 2017.


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