About Max Pinchard
Lived 1928 – 2009 (aged 81). Max Pinchard was a French conductor, musicologist and composer.
Max Pinchard (21 July 1928 in Le Havre – 12 December 2009 in Grand-Couronne) was a 20th-century French composer and musicologist.
Biography In addition to his activities as composer, Max Pinchard was also: Teacher at Lycée François Ier du Havre as well as at the Rouen conservatory; Director of the music conservatories at Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, Grand-Couronne and Petit-Couronne; Music critic for the magazines Diapason, Revue du son, for more than twenty years; Author of several books; Conductor.
He was a member of the Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Rouen.
Max Pinchard was philosopher Bruno Pinchard's father.
Works Symphonic orchestra Arche forte, Symphonic Movement No. 3 Cheminement, Sinfonietta La Forêt, le Fleuve, la Ville, Triptyque Symphonique La Mort du Clown for orchestra Mystérieux et Intense, A Variation on a Theme by Debussy for orchestra (1979) Quadruple mouvement symphonique n°1 Suite noble Suite Symphonique d'après l'oratorio Sainte unité de Trois.
Chamber orchestra Aux fêtes de la pluie for cello and chamber orchestra Chorals polyphoniques I et II De nuage et de vent Sinfonia for string orchestra Double Concerto for viola, cello and string orchestra (1969) Joyeusement Vôtre 5 instantanés for string orchestra L'Autre Versant du Jour, Symphonic Movement No. 2 Symphonie du Verseau, Symphony for string orchestra Terre d'ombre, Choral for string orchestra
Chamber music Grand ciel voilé, 2 Pieces for viola and piano (1980) L'eau des ombres, 2 Pieces for violin and viola (1976) Prélude et petite danse for viola and cello (1966)
Publications 1957: 1959: Connaissance de Georges Migot, Musicien Français, Éditions Ouvrières 1963: Ma Discothèque Classique, Édition Marabout 1964: Ma Discothèque de Variétés, Édition Marabout 1967: A la Recherche de la Musique Vivante, Les Éditions de l'Atelier Influence du Chant Grégorien sur la Musique, Éditions Labergerie-Mame 1969: Encyclopédie des Musiques Sacrées, Tome II 1971: Encyclopédie des Musiques Sacrées, Tome III Les Musiciens de l'Espérance, André Caplet, Lili Boulanger, Jean Cartan, Éditions Labergerie-Mame
Honours Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques (1968) Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (1990)
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Who was Max Pinchard?
French conductor and musicologist (1928–2009)
When was Max Pinchard born?
Max Pinchard was born on 21 July 1928 in Le Havre.
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Max Pinchard died on 12 December 2009 in Bois-Guillaume.
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Max Pinchard was a conductor, musicologist and composer.
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Max Pinchard was French.
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