Charlotte Sohy

Charlotte Sohy (7 July 1887 - 19 December 1955) was a French composer.

Life Charlotte Sohy was born as Charlotte Marie Louise Durey on 7 July 1887 in Paris, the daughter of an industrialist. A precocious child, she received a broad education including musical training from George Marty on piano and music theory. She was introduced to the musical world at a young age and was friends with both Nadia Boulanger and Mel Bonis. She continued her musical studies at the Schola Cantorum (Paris), where she studied organ with Alexandre Guilmant and later with Louis Vierne, as well as composition with Vincent d'Indy.

She was the cousin of Louis Durey, a member of Les Six.

Compositions The complete works of Charlotte Sohy, published as Présence Compositrices, comprises 35 opus numbers.

Vocal works

Berceuse triste, op. 1, for soprano and piano, text by Sohy (1905) Chants de la Lande, op. 4, for mezzo-soprano and piano, text by Sohy (1908) Trois chants nostalgiques, op. 7, for mezzo-soprano and piano (or orchestra), text by Cyprien Halgan (1910) Poème, op. 8, for Alto, Baritone, Choir and Orchester (1911), premiered by Claire Croiza and Morel under the direction of Marcel Labey on 24 May 1913 at the Société nationale de musique Les quatre rencontres de Bouddha, op. 9, for Vocal quartet, flute, clarinet, string quartet, harp and piano. Text von Louis Rivière (1912–1913). L'Esclave couronnée, op. 12, drama in three acts, text by Sohy after Selma Lagerlöf (1917–1921), Deux poèmes chantés, op. 17, for Baritone (or Mezzo-soprano) and piano (or orchestra), text by Camille Mauclair (1922) Méditations, op. 18, for Soprano and piano, text by Sohy (1922) Messe sur des cantiques bretons, op. 32, for mixed voices, two violins, cello and organ (1945)

Choral music

Adoro te, op. 2, for SATB choir (1906) Les Mains lentes, op. 16, text by Camille Mauclair Deux chœurs, op. 20, text by Victor Hugo and Eugène Le Mouël (1923) Messe, op. 22, for three voices and organ (1930) Conseils à la mariée, op. 26, for female choir and piano (1938) Conseils à la bergère, op. 27, for men's choir (1939) Messe a cappella, op. 31, for SATB choir (1944) Cantique à Sainte Claire, op. 35, for female choir and organ, text by Sohy (1953)

Symphonic music

Symphonie in cis-Moll, "Grande Guerre" (The Great War), op. 10 (1914–1917) Thème varié, op. 15, for violin and orchestra (1921) Danse mystique, op. 19, symphonic poem (1922) Histoire sentimentale, op. 34, film composition (1952)

Chamber music

Prélude, op. 5, for violin and piano (1909) Petite suite, op. 13, piano trio (1921) Thème varié, op. 15, for violin and piano (1921) Triptyque champêtre, op. 21, for flute, violin, viola, cello and harp (1925) Octobre, op. 23 no 1, for celli and piano (1931) Sérénade ironique, op. 23 no 2, for eight celli (1931) Trio, op. 24, piano trio (1931) String quartet No. 1, op. 25 (1933) String quartet No. 2, op. 33 (1945–1947)

Works for piano

Fantaisie, op. 3 (1907) Sonate, op. 6 (1909–1910), premiered at Salle Pleyel in April 1910 by the Société nationale de musique Deux pièces, op. 11, for four hands (1919) Six pièces, op. 14 (1921) Tambourins, op. 29 (1943) Quatre pièces romantiques, op. 30 (1944)