Noël Gallon

Gallon (1910)

Noël Jean-Charles André Gallon (French pronunciation: [nɔɛl ʒɑ̃ ʃaʁl ɑ̃dʁe ɡalɔ̃]; 11 September 1891 – 26 December 1966) was a French composer and music educator. His compositional output includes several choral works and vocal art songs, 10 preludes, a Toccata for piano, a Sonata for flute and bassoon, a Fantasy for piano and orchestra, an Orchestral Suite, and the lyrical drama Paysans et Soldats (1911).

Biography

Born in Paris' 6th arrondissement, Gallon was the younger brother of composer Jean Gallon with whom he privately studied harmony. He later formally attended the Paris Conservatoire, studying piano under Édouard Risler and Isidor Philipp, counterpoint under Georges Caussade, harmony under Albert Lavignac, and composition under Charles Lenepveu.

In 1910, while studying under Lenepveu, he won the first-prize Prix de Rome for musical composition with the cantata Acis et Galathée.

In 1920 he joined the faculty of the conservatoire as a professor of solfège. He began teaching counterpoint at the school in 1926. His many notable students include such well-known composers as Claude Arrieu, Tony Aubin, Jocelyne Binet, Gerd Boder, Paul Bonneau, Pierre Dervaux, Maurice Duruflé, Henri Dutilleux, Ulvi Cemal Erkin, Lukas Foss, Jean Hubeau, Paul Kuentz, Paule Maurice, Xian Xinghai, Olivier Messiaen, Pedro Ipuche Riva, Denise Roger, and René Saorgin. See: List of music students by teacher: G to J#Noël Gallon.

He died in Paris.

References

  1. 1 2 Key, Pierre Van Rensselaer (1931). Pierre Key's Musical Who's who: A Biographical Survey of Contemporary Musicians ... P. Key, Incorporated. p. 172. LCCN 31019202. ...studied harmony with his brother Jean Gallon, piano with Philipp and Risler...
  2. 1 2 Hollfelder, Peter (1988). Geschichte der Klaviermusik: Historische Entwicklungen, Komponisten mit Biographien und Werkverzeichnissen, nationale Schulen [History of Piano Music: Historical Developments, Composers with Biographies and Work Lists, National Schools] (in German). Vol. 1. Florian Noetzel Verlag. p. 451. ISBN 978-3795904357. ...studiert Klavier bei Isidore Philippe und Edouard Risler und Komposition bei Georges Caussade, Albert Lavignac, Charles Lenepveu...
  3. ↑ "Music". The Athenaeum (4316): 79. 16 July 1910. LCCN 06046706. Noël Gallon... studied with M. Ch. Lenepveu, the well-known author and professor at the Conservatoire.
  4. ↑ Ellis, John (2024-03-05). The Pedagogical Writings of Marguerite Long. Indiana University Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-253-06859-0. LCCN 2023038389. Noël Gallon was born in 1891, and won the 1st Prix de Rome for musical composition in 1910.
  5. ↑ "The Gramophone". The Gramophone. 85 (1024–1026): A-12. 2007. LCCN 36-14955. ...Prix de Rome. Acis et Galatée appeared to win him the prize in 1910...