Composers

Cécile Chaminade

Piano
Voice
Violin
Orchestra
Soprano
Tenor
Flute
Alto
Cello
Piano four hands
Song
Piece
Dance
Waltz
Étude
Caprice
Chanson
Serenade
Scherzo
Airs
by popularity

#

2 Mazurkas, Op.1b2 Morceaux, Op.272 Piano Pieces, Op.252 Piano Pieces, Op.92 Pieces for 2 Pianos, Op.363 Danses anciennes, Op.953 Morceaux, Op.313 Préludes, Op.846 Études artistiques, Op.46 Études de concert, Op.356 Feuillets d'album, Op.986 Pièces humoristiques, Op.876 Pièces romantiques, Op.556 Romances sans paroles, Op.76

A

A l'inconnueA travers bois, Op.63Air de ballet, Op.30Air italien, Op.170Album des enfants - 1ère série, Op.123Album des enfants - 2ème série, Op.126Album of 17 Pieces for PianoforteAlbum of SongsAlleluiaAmertumeAmorosoAmour d'automneAndante et Scherzettino, Op.59Arabesque No.1, Op.61Arabesque No.2, Op.92Arlequine, Op.53Au pays bleuAu pays dévasté, Op.155AubadeAubade, Op.140Auprès de ma mieAvril s'éveille

B

Ballade à la luneBallade, Op.86Barcarolle, Op.7BerceuseBerceuse du petit soldat blessé, Op.156Berceuse, Op.6BleusBonne humeur

C

Callirhoë, Op.37Capriccio appassionato, Op.52Capriccio, Op.18Caprice humoristique, Op.113Caprice-impromptu, Op.153Chaconne, Op.8Chaminade Pianoforte AlbumChanson de neigeChanson d'orient, Op.157Chanson espagnoleChanson GroënlandaiseChanson nègre, Op.161Chanson slaveChanson tristeChant d'amourColetteContes bleus, Op.122Couplets bachiques

D

Danse ancienne, Op.75Danse créole, Op.94Danse païenne, Op.158Dites-luiDivertissement, Op.105Duo d'étoiles, Op.68Duo symphonique, Op.117

E

Ecossaise, Op.151EcrinEspoirEtude romantique, Op.132ExilExtase

F

Feuilles d'automne, Op.146Fleur du matinFleur jetéeFlute Concertino

G

Gavotte No.2, Op.121Gavotte No.3, Op.144Gavotte No.4, Op.149Gavotte No.5, Op.162Gigue, Op.43Guitare, Op.32

H

Havanaise, Op.57

I

ImmortalitéInterlude, Op.152Invocation

J

Jadis

K

Konzertstück, Op.40

L

La barque d'amour, Op.135La damoiselleLa fiancée du soldatLa Lisonjera, Op.50La Livry, Op.51La lune paresseuseLa Morena, Op.67La Reine de mon coeurLa Sévillane, Op.19L'absenteL'allée d'émeraude et d'orL'amour captifL'angélus, Op.69L'anneau d’argentLe charme d'amourLe ciel est bleuLe Noël des oiseauxLe rendez-vousLe Retour, Op.134Légende, Op.90Les Amazones, Op.26Les Bohémiens, Op.147Les deux coeursLes noces d'argent, Op.13Les présentsLes rêvesLes Sylvains, Op.60Les Willis, Op.42L'étéLibellules, Op.24L'IdéalLolita, Op.54L'Ondine, Op.101

M

Ma première lettreMadrigalMalgré nousMandolineMarche américaine, Op.131Marine, Op.38Mazurk' suédoise, Op.58Mélodies, Recueil 1Mélodies, Recueil 2Mélodies, Recueil 3Menuet galant, Op.129Menuet, Op.23Menuet, Op.5Messe pour deux voix égales, Op.167MignonneMoment musical, Op.103Mon cœur chanteMorceau anonymeMots d'amour

N

N'est-ce pasNocturne, Op.165Novelette, Op.110Nuit d'étéNuit étoilée

O

Orientale, Op.22

P

PartoutPassacaille, Op.130Pastel, Op.128Pastorale enfantine, Op.12Pastorale, Op.114Piano Sonata, Op.21Piano Trio No.1, Op.11Piano Trio No.2, Op.34Pièce dans le style ancien, Op.74Pierrette, Op.41Plaintes d’amourPoèmes provençaux, Op.127PortraitPresto, Op.2

R

Refrain de NovembreRessemblanceResteRêve d'un soirRêves défuntsRimembranza, Op.88Ritournelle, Op.83Romance, Op.137Romanza appassionataRonde d'amourRondeau, Op.97Rosemonde

S

Sans amourScaramouche, Op.56Scherzando, Op.10Scherzo symphoniqueScherzo-caprice, Op.145Scherzo-Étude, Op.3Scherzo-valse, Op.148SérénadeSérénade aux étoiles, Op.142Sérénade espagnole, Op.150Sérénade SévillaneSérénade vénitienne, Op.154Sérénade, Op.29Si j’étais jardinierSombreroSommeil d'enfantSouhaitSous le masque, Op.116Souvenirs lointains, Op.111Suédoise, Op.141Suite d'orchestre No.1, Op.20Sur la plage

T

Thème varié, Op.89Toccata, Op.39ToiTon sourireTrahisonTristesse, Op.104Tu me dirais

U

Un souffle a passé

V

Valse brillante No.3, Op.80Valse carnavalesque, Op.73Valse d'automne, Op.169Valse No.2, Op.77Valse No.4, Op.91Valse No.5, Op.109Valse romantique, Op.115Valse tendre, Op.119Valse-ballet, Op.112Valse-Caprice, Op.33Variations sur un thème original, Op.120Veux-tuViatiqueVieille chansonViens, mon bien-aiméVillanelleVoix du large

É

Étude humoristique, Op.138Étude mélodique, Op.118Étude pathétique, Op.124Étude printanière, Op.1aÉtude scolastique, Op.139Étude symphonique, Op.28
Wikipedia
Cécile Louise Stéphanie Chaminade (8 August 1857 – 13 April 1944) was a French composer and pianist. In 1913, she was awarded the Légion d'Honneur, a first for a female composer. Ambroise Thomas said, "This is not a woman who composes, but a composer who is a woman."
Born in Paris, she studied at first with her mother, then with Félix Le Couppey on piano, Marie Gabriel Augustin Savard, Martin Pierre Marsick on violin, and Benjamin Godard in music composition, but not officially, since her father disapproved of her musical education. Her first experiments in composition took place in very early days, and in her eighth year she played some of her music to Georges Bizet, who was much impressed with her talents. She gave her first concert when she was eighteen, and from that time on her work as a composer gained steadily in favor. She wrote mostly character pieces for piano, and salon songs, almost all of which were published.
She toured France several times in those earlier days, and in 1892 made her debut in England where her work was extremely popular. Isidor Philipp, head of the piano department of the Paris Conservatory championed her works. She repeatedly returned to England during the 1890s and made premieres there with singers such as Blanche Marchesi and Pol Plançon, though this activity decreased after 1899 due to bad critical reviews.
Chaminade married a music publisher from Marseilles, Louis-Mathieu Carbonel, in 1901, and on account of his advanced age, the marriage was rumored to be one of convenience. He died in 1907, and Chaminade did not remarry.
In 1908 she visited the United States, where she was accorded a hearty welcome. Her compositions were tremendous favorites with the American public, and such pieces as the Scarf Dance or the Ballet No. 1 were to be found in the music libraries of many lovers of piano music of the time. She composed a Konzertstück for piano and orchestra, the ballet music to Callirhoé and other orchestral works. Her songs, such as The Silver Ring and Ritournelle, were also great favorites. Ambroise Thomas once said of Chaminade: "This is not a woman who composes, but a composer who is a woman." In 1913, she was made a Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur, a first for a female composer. In London in November 1901, she made gramophone recordings of seven of her compositions for the Gramophone and Typewriter Company; these are among the most sought-after piano recordings by collectors, though they have been reissued on compact disk. Before and after World War I, Chaminade recorded many piano rolls, but as she grew older, she composed less and less, dying in Monte Carlo on 13 April 1944.
Chaminade was relegated to obscurity for the second half of the 20th century, her piano pieces and songs mostly forgotten, with the Flute Concertino in D major, Op. 107, composed for the 1902 Paris Conservatoire Concours, her most popular piece today.
Chaminade's sister married Moritz Moszkowski, also a well-known composer and pianist like Cécile.
Many of Chaminade's piano compositions received good reviews from critics, but some of her other endeavors and more serious works were less favourably evaluated, perhaps on account of gender prejudices. Most of her compositions were published during her lifetime and were financially successful.
Chaminade's music has been described as tuneful, highly accessible and mildly chromatic, and it may be regarded as bearing the typical characteristics of late-Romantic French music.