Florida State University Libraries Electronic Theses, Treatises and Dissertations The Graduate School 2014 Jean Devémy and the Paris Conservatory Morceaux de Concours for Horn, 1938-1969 Emily Britton Follow this and additional works at the FSU Digital Library. For more information, please contact [email protected] FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC JEAN DEVÉMY AND THE PARIS CONSERVATORY MORCEAUX DE CONCOURS FOR HORN, 1938-1969 By EMILY ADELL BRITTON A Treatise submitted to the College of Music in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Music Degree Awarded: Fall Semester, 2014 Emily A. Britton defended this treatise on October 12, 2014. The members of the supervisory committee were: Michelle Stebleton Professor Directing Treatise Jane Piper Clendinning University Representative Christopher Moore Committee Member Richard Clary Committee Member The Graduate School has verified and approved the above-named committee members, and certifies that the treatise has been approved in accordance with university requirements. ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Many thanks are due to the members of my committee, Dr. Clendinning, Dr. Moore, and Professor Clary, for their support and advice during my time at FSU. I owe a debt of gratitude to my horn teacher and academic advisor, Professor Stebleton, who spent countless hours helping and directing me. I am indebted to three strangers across the ocean who took the time to answer questions about my topic: Vincent Andrieux, Daniel Bourgue, and Claude Maury. The information they provided was invaluable. I am also grateful to friends who encouraged me not to give up after so many years away from academia, particularly my shop supervisor, John Garcia, who never scolded me for writing my treatise at work. A special thanks goes to my family, who taught me to love music and learning, badgered me about finishing my degree (especially the three family members who are Doctors of Music), and watched my two children while I frantically researched at the Sibley Music Library. And of course, I am thankful for my husband, Joshua, who is always patient with me and there when I need him. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Figures ................................................................................................................... vii Abstract ................................................................................................................................x 1. INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................1 Definitions of Terms ................................................................................................2 An Overview of the History of the Horn in France .................................................3 The Paris Conservatory Concours de Prix...............................................................6 2. JEAN DEVÉMY .............................................................................................................8 Biography .................................................................................................................8 Devémy as Teacher ................................................................................................10 3. THE MORCEAUX DE CONCOURS FOR HORN, 1938-1969 ....................................15 Overview ................................................................................................................15 1938: Eugène Bigot – Deuxième Pièce .................................................................16 1939: Francis Bousquet – Agrotera ......................................................................17 1940: André Bloch – En Forêt d’Ile-de-France ...................................................19 1941: Eugène Bozza – En Forêt ...........................................................................20 1942: Alfred Bachelet – Dans la Montagne .........................................................28 1943: Yvonne Desportes – Ballade Normande ....................................................28 1944: J. L. M. Maugüé – Motifs forestiers ...........................................................30 1945: Charles Brown – Élégie ..............................................................................31 1946: Edmond Marc – Gethsemani ......................................................................32 1947: Robert Guilbert – Puzzle .............................................................................33 1948: René Guillou – Mon Nom est Rolande… ....................................................36 iv 1949: Fernand Lamy – Cantabile et Scherzo ........................................................39 1950: Alfred Désenclos – Cantilène et Divertissements.......................................40 1951: W. A. Mozart – First movement of a Concerto ..........................................43 1952: Paul Le Flem – Pièce ..................................................................................43 1953: Yvonne Desportes – Improvisation ............................................................45 1954: Jules Semler-Collery – Pièce Concertante .................................................47 1955: Henri Tomasi – Concerto ............................................................................49 1956: Eugène Bigot – Récit, Scherzo et Final ......................................................53 1957: Noël Gallon – Andante et Presto ................................................................54 1958: Robert Planel – Caprice ..............................................................................56 1959: Jean Françaix – Divertimento .....................................................................58 1960: Pierre Capdevielle – Élégie de Duino .........................................................60 1961: René Duclos – Sur la Montagne .................................................................62 1962: Jeanne Demessieux – Ballade.....................................................................64 1963: Claude Pascal – Sonate ...............................................................................66 1964: Pierre Hasquenoph – Concertino ................................................................68 1965: Marcel Bitsch – Choral...............................................................................69 1966: Robert Planel – Légende .............................................................................71 1967: Henri Challan – Variations .........................................................................73 1968: Odette Gartenlaub – Pour le Cor ................................................................74 1969: Alfred Désenclos – Préambule, Complainte, et Finale ..............................75 4. CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................77 APPENDICES ...................................................................................................................79 v A. DISCOGRAPHY OF JEAN DEVÉMY ......................................................................79 B. THE MORCEAUX DE CONCOURS FOR HORN, 1938-1969 ...................................82 C. TEACHER’S GUIDE TO THE MORCEAUX DE CONCOURS .................................84 BIBLIOGRAPHY ..............................................................................................................86 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH .............................................................................................94 vi LIST OF FIGURES 1 Helmholtz Pitch Notation System ............................................................................3 2 Agrotera, mm. 2-14 ................................................................................................18 3 En Forêt d’Ile de France, mm. 1-5 .........................................................................20 4 En Forêt, m. 36.......................................................................................................22 5 En Forêt, m. 37.......................................................................................................23 6 Serré de Rieux, Appel ............................................................................................23 7 Serré de Rieux, Halali ............................................................................................24 8 Dampierre, Halali ...................................................................................................24 9 En Forêt, mm. 41-46 ..............................................................................................25 10 Victimae paschali laudès........................................................................................26 11 Serré de Rieux, Saint-Hubert Fanfare ....................................................................27 12 En Forêt, mm. 63-83 ..............................................................................................27 13 Puzzle, mm. 1-8 .....................................................................................................34 14 Puzzle, mm. 88-90 .................................................................................................35 15 Puzzle, mm. 150-157 .............................................................................................35 16 Mon Nom est Rolande…, mm. 25-39 ....................................................................38 17 Cantilène et Divertissement, mm. 1-3....................................................................42