Arthur Hoérée
Arthur Hoérée (16 April 1897 in Brussels – 2 June 1986 in Paris) was a Belgian musicologist, critic, conductor and composer. He studied at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels from 1908 to 1912, then at the Conservatoire de Paris. He was a lecturer and a professor at the École normale de musique, École de la radio à Montrouge and the Sorbonne University.
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Arthur Hoérée
- Name
- Arthur Hoérée
- Born
- 16 April 1897
- Birthplace
- Brussels, Belgium
- Died
- 2 June 1986
- Place of death
- Paris, France
- Occupation
- Musicologist Critic Composer Conductor
- Full name
- Arthur Charles Ernest Hoérée.
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Arthur Hoérée (16 April 1897 in Brussels – 2 June 1986 in Paris) was a Belgian musicologist, critic, conductor and composer. He studied at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels from 1908 to 1912, then at the Conservatoire de Paris. He was a lecturer and a professor at the École normale de musique, École de la radio à Montrouge and the Sorbonne University.
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He wrote music reviews in many French periodicals including the prestigious and famous La Revue Musicale of Henry Prunières. A specialist in French music, Hoérée has transcribed and produced several works by François Couperin, and he has published two monographs on Albert Roussel (Paris, 1938, 1969). His activities as a composer extend to film and stage music. He often collaborated with Arthur Honegger. He had the composer and organist André Jorrand as student in his course of instrumentation.
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• Name — Arthur Hoérée • Born — 16 April 1897 • Birthplace — Brussels, Belgium • Died — 2 June 1986 • Place of death — Paris, France • Occupation — Musicologist Critic Composer Conductor
Works
Works
• 1923: Septet (mezzo-Soprano, flute, string quartet and piano), Opus 3
Film music
• 1934: Rapt, by Dimitri Kirsanoff • 1937: Passeurs d'hommes by René Jayet • 1938: Liberty by Jean Kemm • 1938: L'Ange que j'ai vendu by Michel Bernheim • 1939: L'Or dans la montagne by Max Haufler • 1939: Musicians of the Sky (Les Musiciens du ciel) by Georges Lacombe • 1942: À la belle frégate by Albert Valentin • 1942: Eight Men in a Castle by Richard Pottier • 1942: Malaria by Jean Gourguet • 1943: La Main de l'homme by Jean Tedesco and François Ardoin (short film) • 1945: Dawn Devils by Yves Allégret • 1945: Enquête du 58 by Jean Tedesco (short film) • 1946: A Lover's Return (Un revenant) by Christian-Jaque (cast member) • 1950: Arrière-saison by Dimitri Kirsanoff • 1951: Les Hommes de l'acier by Jean Tedesco (short film) • 1955: L'Art d'être heureux by Armand Chartier (documentary) • 1956: Une tâche difficile by Jean Leduc (short film)
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