Jeannine Richer

Jeannine Paulette Albertine Richer (6 June 1924 – 18 August 2022) was a French composer and music educator who taught music theory and published four books before she began composing.

Richer was born in Caudebec-en-Caux, France. She studied at the Paris Conservatory and the International Center of Music Research. Her teachers included Max Deutsch, Jean Etienne Marie, and Arnold Schoenberg. After she graduated, Richer taught music theory in Paris at the Ecole Normale de Musique until 1972.

Richer’s works were published by Chappell & Co., Furore-Verlag, Henry Lemoine, They included:

Books

1962 – 60 Dictées: Très Faciles et Faciles Undecim, for brass ensemble

Electronic Le Crane (biblical text) Oiseaux Foux

Opera

Parade Cruelle

Orchestra

Confrontation Periodes, for oboe and string orchestra

Organ/Piano

Delta V Entrechoquements et Zones Silencieuses Hantise Miniatures Musiquemobile Orgue 88 Mineral Fragment I (organ) Sonorite Tremblements/Derapages Triangle, for two pianos

Theatre

Les Portes du Chemin

Vocal

Anonymes, for large chorus and ten instruments Vocal, for a capella chorus