Marcelle Soulage


Marcelle Fanny Henriette Soulage was a French pianist, music critic and composer.

Career

Marcelle Soulage was born in Lima, Peru, to French parents. Her father was a mining engineer and had been appointed Professor of Mineralogical Chemistry in Lima. The family returned to Paris when Marcelle was four-and-a-half years old. She began piano lessons at the age of five, and subsequently entered the Conservatoire de Paris studying with Georges Caussade, Paul Vidal, Vincent d'Indy and Nadia Boulanger. Soulage served as professor of piano and harmony at the Conservatoire d'Orléans and professor of solfege at the Conservatoire de Paris.
Soulage composed orchestral works, chamber music and songs, sometimes writing under the pseudonym Marc Sauval. Her Suite for violin, viola and piano won the Prix Lépaulle in 1918, and Cello Sonata the Prix des Amis de la Musique in 1920.
Soulage's music is published by: Evette & Schaeffer; Buffet-Crampon; Max Eschig; Rouart, Lerolle & Cie; L. Philippo.
She died in Paris, France.

Selected works

;OrchestralValse ; composed under the pseudonym Marc SauvalMenuet ; composed under the pseudonym Marc SauvalDanse cosaque, Op. 77 Invocation à la nuit et danse orientale Badinages
;Chamber music3 Pièces brèves for flute and piano, Op. 9Légende for flute, oboe and harp, Op. 13
  • Suite in C minor for violin, viola and piano Pastorale for oboe and harp, Op. 15 Fantaisie concertante for cornet and piano, Op. 19
  • Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 25
  • Sonata in F minor for cello and piano, Op. 31
  • Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 34
  • Sonata in G major for flute and piano, Op. 35
  • Sonata in D minor violin and piano, Op. 36
  • Sonata for viola solo, Op. 43
  • String Quartet in C minor
  • Piano Quartet Prélude et danse fantasque for cornet and piano, Op. 80 Les Premiers Ensembles, 6 Pièces progressives for violin and piano Rêverie et danse exotique for double bass and piano ; composed for the Concours du Conservatoire national de musique de ParisFantaisie hébraïque "Yis-roël" for viola and pianoSonate pastorale for flute and bassoon
;HarpPièce in C minor for 2 harps Petites pièces for harp Barcarolle for harp, Op. 17
;KeyboardVariations sur une chanson populaire L'avocat for piano Suite de danses anciennes for piano, Op. 32Improvisation sur un thème de Vincent d'Indy for piano, Op. 4130 Petits préludes dans tous les tons for piano, Op. 45 4 Pièces enfantines for piano, Op. 45 ; extracts from 30 Petits préludes dans tous les tons, Op. 45Sur la grande route des soldats chantent. Fantaisie sur la chanson populaire "Auprès de ma blonde"2 Pièces caractéristiques for piano, Op. 78 Dialogues: Ronde villageoise for harpsichord Pages choisies d'hier et d'aujourd'hui: 34 Pièces de difficulté progressive, classées et doigtées for piano
;VocalBerceuse d'Armorique for voice and piano ; words by Anatole Le BrazBabillarde! À une aronde! for mezzo-soprano and piano ; words by Jean-Antoine de BaïfBallade: Cette fille, elle est morte! for baritone and piano ; words by Paul FortDe plaines en plaines for soprano and piano ; words by Robert de SouzaDormez-vous? for baritone and piano ; words extracted from Dominical by Max ElskampD'un vanneur de blé aux vents! for tenor and piano ; words by Joachim du BellayIl est en moi des pensées! for baritone and piano ; words by Carlos LarrondeNocturne for mezzo-soprano and piano ; words by Jean MoréasMélodies for voice and piano, Op. 12 Yver, vous n'estes qu'un villain for voice and piano, Op. 14 ; words by Charles d'OrléansChant maternel, Mélodie for voice and piano ; words by Jules Grisez-Droz; composed under the pseudonym Marc SauvalAu balcon des mélancolies for voice and piano, Op. 20; words by Jean HytierDessus le quai for voice and piano, Op. 24; words by Jean HytierLaissez-moi mourir lentement for voice and piano, Op. 27 ; words by Pierre AguétantSur la rivière noire for medium voice and piano, Op. 28 ; words by Raymond PhilipponRendez-vous dans le parc for female voice and piano, Op. 29 ; words by Jean HytierLe Gai printemps for soprano or tenor and piano; words by Paul Rispal
;ChoralChoral: Chant donné pour le contrepoint rigoureux Le Repos en Egypte, Chorus in 4 parts for female chorus and piano ; words by Albert SamainLamentation des 300 captives du Roi des Morts, Chorus in 3 parts for female chorus and piano or orchestra, Op. 48 ; words by Chrétien de TroyesA Lauterbach, Chanson for 4 mixed voices a cappella ; words by the composer after Alsatian textsHymne au travail: Laboremus for 2-part children's chorus and piano ; words by Jean BergeaudHymne des créatures d'après St François d'Assise for unison chorus and piano, or organ, or harmonium ; also for 3 voices a cappella; words by René Christian-FrogéQui veut avoir liesse, Double Canon for 4 mixed voices a cappella; words by Clément MarotRecueillement, Chorus in 2 parts for soprano and female chorus; words by Georges Parmentier
;Literary and pedagogical worksMes exercices for piano Douze Leçons de solfège: à changements de clefs sur toutes les clefs , Henry Lemoine, 1953.Principes de théorie musicale, Henry Lemoine, 1955.Dictées polyphoniques, Henry Lemoine, 1956.Le solfège, Presses universitaires de France, 1962.Rythmes et modes: 20 Leçons de solfège à changements de clés sur toutes les clés, avec accompagnement de piano, Henry Lemoine, 1962.