Ropartz, (Joseph) Guy (Marie)

Ropartz, (Joseph) Guy (Marie) , French conductor, teacher, and composer; b. Guingamp, Côtes-du-Nord, June 15, 1864; d. Lanloup-par-Plouha, Côtes-du-Nord, Nov. 22, 1955. He entered the Paris Cons. as a pupil of Dubois and Massenet, and then took lessons in organ and composition from Franck, who remained his chief influence in composition. From 1894 to 1919 he was director of the Cons. and conductor of the sym. concerts at Nancy. From 1919 to 1929 he conducted the Municipal Orch. and was director of the Cons. in Strasbourg. In 1949 he was elected a member of the Institut de France.

Works

DRAMATIC: Opera: Le Pays (1910; Nancy, Feb. 1, 1912). Ballet: Prélude dominical et 6 pièces à donner pour chaque jour de la semaine (1929); L’Indiscret (1931). Incidental Music To: Le Pêcheur d’Islande (1891); Le Mystère de saint Nicolas (1905); Oedipe à Colonne (1914). ORCH.: La Cloche des morts (1887); Les Landes (1888); Marche de fête (1888); 5 pièces brèves (1889); Carnaval (1889); Sérénade (1892); Dimanche breton (1893); 5 syms.: No. 1 (1894), No. 2 (1900), No. 3 for Chorus and Orch. (1905), No. 4 (1910), and No. 5 (1944); À Marie endormie (1912); La Chasse du prince Arthur (1912); Soir sur les Chaumes (1913); Divertissement (1915); Romanza e Scherzino for Violin and Orch. (1926); Rapsodie for Cello and Orch. (Paris, Nov. 3, 1928); Concerto for Orchestra (1930); Sérénade champêtre (1932; Paris, Feb. 24, 1934); Bourrées bourbonnaises (1939); Petite symphonie for Chamber Orch. (1943); Divertimento (1947). CHAMBER: 6 string quartets (1893, 1912, 1925, 1934, 1940, 1951); 2 cello sonatas (1904, 1918); 3 violin sonatas (1907, 1917, 1927); Piano Trio (1918); String Trio (1935). Piano: Dans l’ombre de la montagne (1913); Musiques au jardin (1917); Croquis d’été (1918); Croquis d’automne (1929); jeunes filles (1929). VOCAL: 5 motets (1900); Requiem for Soloists, Chorus, and Orch. (1938; Paris, April 7, 1939); De Profundis for Solo Voice, Chorus, and Orch. (1942); masses; songs.

Bibliography

F. Lamy, J.-G. R.: L’homme et l’oeuvre (Paris, 1948); L. Kornprobst, J.-G. R. (Strasbourg, 1949); Livre du centenaire de J. G. R. (Paris, 1966).

—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire