Louis James Alfred Lefébure-Wély

Louis James Alfred Lefébure - Wély ( born November 13, 1817 in Paris, † December 31, 1869 ) was a French organist and composer.

Life

Lefébure - Wély was born the son of the organist Isaac François Lefèbre ( later name change to Lefébure ) in Paris. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire Organ Music by François Benoist (1794-1878), one of the most renowned organists of his time, and piano with Pierre Zimmermann. Lefébure - Wély followed in the footsteps of his father and succeeded him as organist at the Paris Saint-Roch church from. In 1847 he moved to the church of La Madeleine ( also Paris) where he played from 1847 to 1857 at the newly built Cavaillé -Coll organ. At this time enjoyed Lefébure - Wély great popularity in France. He was known as a brilliant improviser and composer who knew to use the new possibilities of modern organ effectively. From 1857 to 1863 he held no organist. After the completion of the largest with 100 registers, the organ Cavaillé -Coll, he was until his death in 1869 committed to the church of Saint- Sulpice de Paris. His successor was Charles -Marie Widor. Lefébure - Wély died on New Year's Eve in 1869 and is not far buried in Paris at the Père Lachaise Cemetery by Chopin.

Work

Indicative of the organ treatment Lefébure - Wely is an often gescholtener the bourgeoisie of Paris equally popular as of the reformers of the Church Music fashionable style, the traditional themes such as Can -can, or even elements of salon music and operetta combined with the style of French romanticism. He often uses pleasing, catchy motives for its theme and are in the score detailed instructions for registration. Among his most famous compositions for the organ concert Bolero ( " Bolero de concert " ) in G minor, Opus 166 belongs He also composed numerous pieces for piano and harmonium.

His main work is published in 12 deliveries in the publishing Richault collection " L' Organiste modernity" ( "Modern Organist "). It contains liturgical organ music composed Lefébure - Wély for the Catholic measurement and Vespers his time. He titled his works often with the direct function they fulfill in the service. Typical designations are as " Sortie " (Music for output), " Offertoire " ( instead of or after the Offertory ) and " Communion " ( incidental music for communion ). The complete series " L' Organiste Modern " is published as a reprint of the original edition in Dr. J. Butz Musikverlag.

Selections

• Six Offertoires op 34 ( 1857 ).
• Six Grands Offertoires op 35 ( 1857 ).
• Six Morceaux pour l' Orgue, contenant 3 Marches et 3 elevation op 36 Graff (1863 ).
• Meditaciones religiosas op 122 Met opschrift: À Sa majesté la Reine Doña Isabel II (1858 )
• L' Office Catholique. 120 divisés Morceaux en dix Suites composés pour l' harmonium ou orgue à l' tuyaux, op 148 Hommage à Monseigneur de la Bouillerie, Évêque de Carcassonne. Régnier - Canaux s.d., (1861 ).
• L' Organiste modernity. Collection de Morceaux d' Orgue dans tous les genres. En 12 Livraisons. Hommage à l' Abbé Mr. Hamon, Curé de St. Sulpice. Ces ont été Morceaux Écrits sur les Motifs improvises aux Offices de St. Sulpice. ( 1867-69 ).