Georges Arnoux


Georges Arnoux was a French composer with Breton nationalist leanings.

Life and music

Born in Paris, Arnoux was the descendant of a family originally from Switzerland. He studied harmony, counterpoint and composition with Vincent d'Indy at the Schola Cantorum de Paris.
He was very interested in Brittany and its traditional music and learned the Breton language. In the 1920s, he was involved with the Breton cultural movements and joined the Breton artistic movement Seiz Breur in 1939. From 1934 he argued for a conservatory of Breton music that never came to fruition.
He died in Vevey, Switzerland.

Selected works

Compositions

Large-scale worksKoroll ar vuhez hag ar maro, ballet work for orchestra Gethsemanie, "sacred poem" for soloists and orchestra Suite pittoresque et brève, for string orchestra
Piano musicValse des Korrigans Voici la saison joyeuse du délicieux printemps Pages bretonnes Tarik lan la
SongsNoel des prisonniers 20 Chansons bretonnes Kanaouennou goueliou ar Bleun-Brug Petites histoires bretonnes en huit chansons Chansons pour Martine
  • ''Adieu Bretagne''

Writings

Conditions du répertoire musical breton