Rhené Jaque
Rhené Jaque, the pen name of Marguerite Marie Alice Cartier (February 4, 1918 – July 31, 2006), was a Canadian musician, composer and music educator living in Quebec.
Also recorded as Rhene Jaque
Rhené Jaque
- Born
- 1918 · Beauharnois.
- Died
- 2006 · Montreal.
- Nationality
- Canada
- Occupation
- composer · music educator
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Rhené Jaque, the pen name of Marguerite Marie Alice Cartier (February 4, 1918 – July 31, 2006), was a Canadian musician, composer and music educator living in Quebec.
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Early life and education
Born in Beauharnois, she joined the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary and, in 1938, took the name Sister Jacques-René. She studied at the École supérieure de musique d'Outremont with Claude Champagne, Marvin Duchow, Louis Bailly and Camille Couture. Cartier took the pen name Rhené Jaque at Champagnes' insistence that her music would not sell if people knew she was both a woman and a member of a religious order, and so he suggested she simply invert her nun's name. In 1943, she began teaching violin and music theory at the École de musique Vincent-d'Indy. She obtained a BMus degree in 1949 and a Lauréat in music in 1955. In the summer of 1972, Jaque studied composition at the Académie internationale d'été de Nice, France with Tony Aubin.
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In addition to her professional level works, Cartier composed many teaching pieces for pianists and violinists, often featuring atonal techniques. Rachel Cavalho recorded Jaque's Rustic Dance/Fête champêtre and Deux Inventions à deux voix. Her Toccate was recorded by Elaine Keillor. One of her two Suites for piano was recorded by Antonín Kubálek and by Allen Reiser. She was a member of the Canadian League of Composers and a life member of the Association of Canadian Women Composers. She died in Montreal at the age of 88.
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- 1.Décès, prières, remerciements. La Presse, D. La Presse affaires. 01 août 2006. 10.
- 2.Jaque, Rhené l'Encyclopédie Canadienne. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca.
- 3.Alain Brunet. Maestra "Merci ma sœur !". La Presse, C. Arts et spectacles. 7 mai 2005. 17.
- 4.Jaque Rhené (Marguerite Cartier) – 1918-2006. SNJM Québec.
- 5.Institute for Canadian Music Newsletter. Robin Elliott.
- 6.Marilaine Bolduc-Jacob. Patrick Woodbury. Musique au féminin. Le Droit. 28 janvier 2002. 12.
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