Biography of Jehan Alain (1911-1940)
03.02.1911
Born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye near Paris
Child to a family of musicians. Father, brother and sister became organplayer
1922
Playing on the orgue of his hometown
1927
Organ studies at Paris conservatory and composition with Dukas
1934
First price of the conservatory for harmonics and counterpoint and composition of Trois mouvements for flute and piano
1936
Organist at Maisons-Lafitte
1939
First price of conservatory for organ
20.06.1940
Dies in World War II defending Saumur
1975
His sister Marie-Claire adaptes Trois mouvements for flute and organ
Further information/Sources:
- → Association Jehan Alain
- → Offizielle Website Jehan Alain
- → Noten von Alain bei imslp.org
- → CDs by/of Jehan Alain bei JPC (mit Hörproben)
- → Music by/with Jehan Alain at amazon.de
Sheet music for flute:
Aria
(flute, organ)
Alphonse Leduc, A. L. 28 830
Rating: mid-grade
- Librement, sans lenteur
Invention a trois voix - pour Instruments a vent (c-moll)
(flute, oboe, clarinet)
Alphonse Leduc, A. L. 27.486
Rating: mid-grade
- Allegro
Parts and score
Monodie
(flute)
Alphonse Leduc, AL. 29 229
Rating: easy
- Lentement
Trois mouvements (E-Dur)
(flute, organ)
Alphonse Leduc, A. L. 25300
Rating: difficult
- Andante
- Allegro con grazia
- Allegro vivace
CDs with/from Jehan Alain
Ulf-Dieter Schaaf, Frank Volke
horizontal & vertical (2010)
- Allegro malinconico (05:01:00)
- Cantilena - Assez lent (04:38:00)
- Presto giocoso (04:02:00)
- Pour invoquer Pan, dieu du vent d`été (02:34:00)
- Pour un tombeau sans nom (03:33:00)
- Pour que la nuit soit propice (02:50:00)
- Pour la danseuse aux crotales (02:46:00)
- Pour l`Égyptienne (02:59:00)
- Pour remercier la pluie au matin (01:49:00)
- Frank Michael Beyer: Tiento für Flöte und Orgel (08:19:00)
- Frank Martin: Sonata da Chiesa per Flauto e Organo (15:01:00)
- Andante (02:20:00)
- Allegretto con grazia (01:53:00)
- Allegro vivace (02:06:00)
- Allegretto (02:02:00)
- Idylle - Quasi adagio, molto tranquillo (05:24:00)
- Valse (04:44:00)
- Adagio (04:33:00)
Francis Poulenc: Sonate pour flûte et piano:
Claude Debussy: Bilitis (Six Épigraphes antiques) pour flûte et piano:
Jehan Alain: Trois Mouvements pour piano et flûte:
Benjamin Godard: Suite op. 116 pour flûte et piano:
Jean-Marie-Baptiste Donjon: Offertoire op. 12 pour flûte et orgue:
Literature von/über Jehan Alain
- Flöteninstrumente und ihre Baugeschichte - Spielpraxis - Komponisten und ihre Werke - Interpreten1. edition Laaber: Laaber-Verlag,2009. - ISBN: 978-3-89007-545-7
Last edit 07.03.2020