Eugène Bozza

Eugène Joseph Bozza ( born April 4, 1905 in Nice, † September 28, 1991 in Valenciennes ) was a French composer.

Life

Eugène Bozza, son of an Italian who studied at the Conservatoire de Paris and graduated in 1924 in the violin, 1930 in conducting and in composition from 1934. Also in 1934, he was honored with the prestigious Prix de Rome with his cantata " Légende de Roukmani ". 1939 to 1948 he was conductor at the Opéra Comique in Paris, then director of the Conservatory in Valenciennes until 1975. Bozza wrote numerous works for chamber music, especially for woodwinds.

Most chamber music works were written in the mid- 1950s, when Bozza was director of the Conservatory of Valenciennes. In his work again and again sound impressions on the landscape of Provence.

Works

In Bozzas catalog of works can be found:

• 3 operas " Leonidas " (Paris, 1947), " Beppo ou Le Mort dont personne ne voulait " (Lille, 1963), " La Duchesse de Langeais " (Lille, 1967)
• Ballets, oratorios and choral
• Orchestral works ( including symphonies and concertos )
• Numerous pieces of chamber music, especially for wind instruments, such as: Soir dans les Montagnes (flute, piano)
• Image (flute solo)
• 4 Piéces faciles (flute)
• Jour d' été à la montagne ( Flute Quartet )
• Agrestide Op 44 ( Piano Flute )
• Air de Vieille (flute, piano)
• 5 chansons sur les Thèmes japonais ( Flute Piano)
• Bucolique ( clarinet )
• Trio d' anches ( woodwinds clarinet bassoon)
• Aria (saxophone piano, also arranged for other instruments, such as flute)
• Polydiaphonie ( Flute Guitar)
• 2 Impressions (flute harp)
• Brève Suite en Trio ( wind trio ), 1947 ( the composer Tony Aubin dedicated )
• 3 Pieces pour une musique de nuit ( brass quartet )
• Sérénade ( brass quartet )
• Scherzo op.48 ( Wind Quintet )
• Variations sur un Thème libre ( Wind Quintet )
• Chant Lointain ( horn and piano)
• En Foret op.40 ( horn and piano)
• En Irlande ( horn and piano)
• Sur les Cimes ( horn and piano)
• Questions and Answers ( horn and piano)
• Contrastes IV ( horn, trumpet )
• Suite ( 4 Horns solo)
• 13 Capricio etudes for trombone train -
• Fantaisie pastorale ( Oboe Piano)
• Fantaisie italienne (saxophone, piano or the flute, piano)
• Ballade ( Trombone, Piano )
• Sonatina for 4 clarinets ( it / b / b / bass)
• 12 Etudes for Clarinet
• Caprice No.2 ( trumpet and piano)
• Dialogue (trumpet duet in three sets )
• Song (trumpet in B or C)
• Rustiques (trumpet in B or C)
• Caprice op.47 (trumpet in B or C)
• Concertino (trumpet )
• Badinage (trumpet in B or C)
• Rhapsody (trumpet in B or C)
• Tina Cornet ( Trumpet in B or C)
• Frigariana (trumpet in B or C)
• Recit, Sicilienne et Rondo for Bassoon and Piano *
• Thème Varié ( Tuba and piano)