Marcelle Villin

Marcelle Henriette Marie Villin (8 May 1921 – 29 March 2022) was a French composer and organist who published her music under the name "Marcelle Villin."

Biography

Marcelle Henriette Marie Villin was born in Plomion. She studied music at the Conservatoire de Lille with Kara Chatteley and Edmond Gaujac, and received the Conservatoire's First Prize. Villin later studied at the Collegium Musicum de France and gave organ recitals throughout the United States and France. She was the organist at Sacre Coeur Church in Antibes.

Villin's music has been published by Editions Musicales Transatlantiques, Gerard Billaudot and Henry Lemoine. She died on 29 March 2022, at the age of 100. Her works include:

Chamber

Piano/Organ

Theater

Vocal

References

  1. ↑ Hixon, Donald L. (1993). Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. Don A. Hennessee (2nd ed.). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-2769-7. OCLC 28889156.
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  4. ↑ "Biographical Dictionary of the Organ | Marcelle Villin". www.organ-biography.info. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  5. ↑ "Marcelle Villin: Dans Ta Demeure Seigneur". www.stepnote.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  6. ↑ "Gérard Billaudot Éditeur | Theoretical, instrumental and orchestral catalogue". www.billaudot.com. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  7. ↑ "Marcelle Henriette Marie Villin". MatchID. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "Madame Marcelle Villin, 1921–2022". Libra Memoria. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  9. ↑ Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  10. ↑ Congress, Library of (1983). Music, Books on Music, and Sound Recordings. Library of Congress. ISBN 9780385159296.