Arrieu, Claude

Arrieu, Claude, French composer; b. Paris, Nov. 30, 1903; d. there, March 7, 1990. She studied piano with Marguerite Long and took courses in composition at the Paris Cons, with Dukas, G. Caussade, Roger-Ducasse, and N. Galloń, graduating with a premier prix in 1932. In 1949 she received the Prix Italia. She was notably successful as a composer for the theater.

Works

DRAMATIC: Noë, musical (1934; Strasbourg, Jan. 29, 1950); Cadet Roussel, comic opera (1938-39; Marseilles, Oct. 2, 1953); Les Amours de Don Perlimplin et Belisa dans son jardin, opera (1947; Tours, March 1, 1980); Fête galante, ballet (1947); Les Deux Rendez-vouz, 6 comic opera (1948; Radio France, June 22, 1951); La Princesse de Babylone, comic opera (1953-55; Rheims, March 4, 1960); La Cabine téléphonique, radiophonie sketch (1958; Paris, March 15, 1959); Cymbeline, opera (1958–63); La Statue, ballet (1968); Un clavier pour un autre, comic opera (1969-70; Avignon, April 3, 1971). ORCH.: Piano Concerto (1932); Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orch. (1934); Partita (1934); 2 violin concertos (1938, 1949); Petite suite (1945); Flute Concerto (1946); Suite for Strings (1959); Suite funambulesque (1961); Concerto for Wind Quintet and Strings (1962); Concerto for Trumpet and Strings (1965); Variations classiques for Strings (1970). CHAMBER: String Trio (1936); Sonatine for 2 Violins (1937); Sonatine for Flute and Piano (1943); Violin Sonata (1948); Wind Quintet (1955); Trio for Piano, Violin, and Cello (1957). VOCAL: Cantate sur sept poèmes d’amour en guerre for Soprano, Baritone, and Orch. 1946); Mystère de noël, oratorio for Soloists, Chorus, and Orch. (1951); choruses.

—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire