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Rhené Jaque

1918 – 2006

Canadian composer and music educator

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Lived 1918 – 2006 (aged 88). Rhené Jaque was a Canadian composer and music educator.

Rhené Jaque, the pen name of Marguerite Marie Alice Cartier (February 4, 1918 – July 31, 2006), was a Canadian musician, composer and music educator living in Quebec.

In 1943, she began teaching violin and music theory at the École de musique Vincent-d'Indy. She obtained a BMus degree in 1949 and a Lauréat in music in 1955. In the summer of 1972, Jaque studied composition at the Académie internationale d'été de Nice, France with Tony Aubin.

Compositions In addition to her professional level works, Cartier composed many teaching pieces for pianists and violinists, often featuring atonal techniques. Rachel Cavalho recorded Jaque's Rustic Dance/Fête champêtre and Deux Inventions à deux voix. Her Toccate was recorded by Elaine Keillor. One of her two Suites for piano was recorded by Antonín Kubálek and by Allen Reiser. She was a member of the Canadian League of Composers and a life member of the Association of Canadian Women Composers.

She died in Montreal at the age of 88.

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Canadian composer and music educator

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Rhené Jaque was born on 4 February 1918 in Beauharnois.

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Rhené Jaque died on 31 July 2006 in Montreal.

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Rhené Jaque was a composer and music educator.

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Rhené Jaque was Canadian.

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· Wikipedia: Rhené Jaque

· Wikidata: Q1452939

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