Camille Decreus

Camille Léo Ernest Decreus (sometimes spelt as "Camille DeCreus" or "Camille de Creus") (23 September 1876 – 26 September 1939) was a French composer and pianist.

Camille Léo Ernest Decreus
Born(1876-09-23)23 September 1876
Paris
Died(1939-09-26)26 September 1939
Fontainebleau
Occupation(s)Composer and pianist

Biography

Decreus was born in Paris and studied with Raoul Pugno at the Paris Conservatory.[1]

He married the talented violinist Renée Chemet on 20 May 1906. This year also marked his solo debut. Since then, he was mainly known as a piano accompanist for other musicians in Europe and America, including his wife and the violinist Eugène Ysaÿe.

Decreus became Director of the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau in or before 1924.[2] During the years at the American Conservatory, many musicians have benefitted from his teaching, including Jane Pickens Hoving,[3] Jane Hobson,[4] Ulvi Cemal Erkin,[5] Humberto Viscarra Monje,[6] Evangeline Marie Lehman[7] and others.

Musical works

As a composer, Decreus is today forgotten. Only about ten short vocal pieces with piano accompaniment or piano solo pieces are attributed as Decreus's compositions.[8] No recordings for any of Decreus's work exist, although information about live performance of his work can be found.[9]

A number of composers dedicated works to Decreus, including:

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gollark: You're both wrong. Society is too complex for people to have gone around designing it. It is unfathomable interactions between complex evolved systems.
gollark: Proactively, perhaps.
gollark: Have you tried not doing that?
gollark: Ah yes, the unlimited power of "fixing" things by meddling with definitions.

References
  1. under biography of "Renée Henriette Joséphine Chemet". meloclassic.com. Retrieved 21 February 2014..
  2. "The World of Music". Etude Magazine, January 1924. Retrieved 2015-02-21..
  3. Georgia biographical dictionary (2008-2009 ed.). State History Publications. 2008. p. 416. ISBN 9781878592422..
  4. "Jane Hobson (Mezzo-soprano)". Bach Cantatas Website. Retrieved 2015-02-21..
  5. Biography of "Ulvi Cemal Erkin". Retrieved 2015-02-21..
  6. Latin American classical composers: a biographical dictionary (2. ed.). Scarecrow Press. 2002. p. 599. ISBN 978-0810845176.
  7. Biography of "Evangeline Marie Lehman". Music Library, University of Michigan. Retrieved 2015-02-21..
  8. "List of compositions by Camille Decreus". Bibliothèque nationale de France.
  9. "Ysaye to Give Concert Today". San Francisco Call. 1913-05-11. Retrieved 21 February 2015..
  10. Liner note of "Leopold Godowsky Piano Music Volume 9". Naxos. Retrieved 2015-02-21..
  11. cover image of "Le moustique, Op. 66 by Mel Bonis". ed. Demets..


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