Henri Christiné
Henri Marius Christiné (27 December 1867 – 25 November 1941) was a French composer of Swiss birth. The son of a French Savoyard watchmaker, Christiné was born in Geneva, Switzerland. He began by teaching at the lycée in Geneva, while pursuing his interest in music and playing organ in a local church. He married a cafe singer whose troupe was passing through Geneva, and went with her to Nice where they were married. He made his home in France, writing songs firstly for his wife and then for popular singers such as Mayol, Dranem, and Fragson. He also conducted for the music hall at the Place Clichy. Although Christiné wrote some operettas for the Scala theatre in Paris before the First World War, his career took off when he had his operetta Phi-Phi staged the day of the Armistice on 11 November 1918, with words by Albert Willemetz and Fabien Solar and which ran for three years at the Bouffes-Parisiens. This success was followed by Dédé in 1921, Madame (1923) and J'adore ça (1925). These works were in the forefront of a new fashion in music-theatre: sparkling, witty, jazzy musical plays. Christiné's tunes often build on repeated refrains of six or seven notes (a 'hook') which made them catchy and popular for contemporary audiences. In the 1930s Christiné contributed to the renewed fashion for more large-scale spectacular musicals, with pieces for the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, Au temps des Merveilleuses and Yana; for these he wrote the more vibrant numbers, while Richepin did the romantic songs. "Le Bonheur, Mesdames" and "Le Flirt ambulant" were rearrangements of his songs from the 1900s. He died in Nice, France. Phi-Phi and Dédé are still occasionally revived in France. |
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-14281 | 10-in. | 1/9/1914 | Ninette | Victor Military Band | Band, with drum | composer | |
Victor | C-14852 | 12-in. | 5/22/1914 | Come on over here | Conrad's Society Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | C-16056 | 12-in. | 5/28/1915 | Gems from The lady in red | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-17523 | 10-in. | 4/19/1916 | Je sais que vous etes jolie | Emilio de Gogorza | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-20510 | 10-in. | 8/14/1917 | Nikoline | Robert Sterling | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-28394 | 10-in. | 8/20/1923 | No hay que decir esos a las mujeres | Orquesta Internacional | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BVE-34357 | 10-in. | 1/26/1926 | Do I love you? | Irene Bordoni | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | BVE-34359 | 10-in. | 1/26/1926 | Souvenir d'Argentine | Irene Bordoni | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BVE-35375 | 10-in. | 5/6/1926 | Valentina | Orquesta Internacional | Orchestra, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-35612 | 10-in. | 5/18/1926 | Valentine | Franklyn Baur ; International Novelty Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-49785 | 10-in. | 3/15/1929 | Valentine | Maurice Chevalier | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BAVE-805 | 10-in. | 7/8/1926 | Valentina | Carabelli Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BAVE-836 | 10-in. | Summer 1926 | Valentina | Carlos Dix ; Gloria Guzmán | Female-male vocal duet | composer | |
Victor | D7FB-0880 | 10-in. | 5/19/1947 | Valentine | Maurice Chevalier ; Henri René Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | D7FB-0881 | 10-in. | 5/19/1947 | Valentine | Maurice Chevalier | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia | 79283 | 10-in. | 6/16/1920 | Je sais que vous êtes gentil | Charles Hackett | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 30918 | 12-in. | 12/18/1911 | Laughing love | Prince's Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 36824 | 12-in. | approximately 1913 | L'amour | Prince's Band | Band | composer | |
Columbia | 37032 | 12-in. | 9/12/1914 | That's love with a capital "L" | Prince's Band ; G. Hepburn Wilson | Band | composer | |
Columbia | 43753 | 10-in. | March 1916 | Hardi, les gars | Torcom Bézazian | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 44262 | 10-in. | August 1916 | Reviens | J. H. Thibaudeau | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 44306 | 10-in. | August 1916 | Ah! Les grandes femmes | Alfred Nohcor | Male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | 44313 | 10-in. | July 1916 | La Baya | Alfred Nohcor | Male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | 50273 | 10-in. | between 1903 and 1906 | La polka des English's | Charlus | Male vocal solo, with piano | arranger | |
Columbia | 50532 | 10-in. | between 1903 and 1906 | L'amour malin | Jane Allems | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Columbia | 58412 | 10-in. | approximately June 1916 | Tout petit | Georges Flateau | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | 75171 | 12-in. | 9/1/1922 | Phi-phi selection, part 1 | Herman Finck ; Herman Finck's Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 75172 | 12-in. | 9/1/1922 | Phi-phi selection, part 2 | Herman Finck ; Herman Finck's Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 86617 | 10-in. | approximately September 1920 | Valse d’un jour | Alexandre Desmarteau | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | LTR274 | 10-in. | 3/7/1930 | Reviens | Andre Luguet | Male vocal solo | composer | |
Edison | 3755 | 10-in. | 5/6/1915 | Laughing love | Charles Crawford Gorst | Whistling solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 5807 | 10-in. | 9/24/1917 | J'aime une brune | Hector Pellerin | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
Edison | 9660 | 10-in. | 8/5/1924 | Dejlige fjord | Axel Schutz | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Edison | 10988 | 10-in. | 5/18/1926 | Valentine | Jack Stillman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Gramophone | 02207v | 12-in. | 11/16/1911 | Ah, les grandes femmes | Germain Landry | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 4777p[o] | 12-in. | ca, 1905 | La noce d'Isabelle | Polin | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 4937o | 10-in. | ca. 1905 | Le soldat qui s'en fiche | Polin | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 5976o | 10-in. | approximately 1906 | La petite Tonkinoise | Alfred Dambrine | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Gramophone | 6197o | 10-in. | approximately 1906 | Ven pollito | Orchestre Champetre de Danse | Orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 18582u | 10-in. | 12/23/1913 | Malgré tes serments | Georges Vorelli | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 18610u | 10-in. | 1/5/1914 | J'aime une brune | Georges Vorelli | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
Victor (Canada) | [ViC cat 263952-B] | 10-in. | before 8/15/1939 | La legende des flots bleus | Léo Lesieur ; Paulette Mauve | Female vocal solo, with organ | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL293 | 10-in. | 10/26/1926 | Mon cœur | Maurice Chevalier ; Clément Doucet ; Yvonne Vallée ; Jean Wiener | Female-male vocal duet, with piano duet | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL302 | 10-in. | 10/26/1926 | Un petit mouvement | Maurice Chevalier ; Clément Doucet ; Jean Wiener | Male vocal solo, with piano duet | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL755 | 10-in. | 11/16/1927 | On est plus léger | Pierre Chagnon ; Maurice Chevalier | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL949 | 10-in. | 3/8/1928 | Reviens | Turner Layton | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL2004 | 10-in. | 1/14/1930 | T'en souviens-tu bichette | Yvan Fadel ; M. Verhaeghen | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL2185 | 10-in. | 4/11/1930 | En passant devant ta maison | Basil Codolban ; Pizella | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL2508 | 10-in. | 10/22/1930 | La petite Tonkinoise | Josephine Baker ; Casino de Paris, Mélodic Jazz ; Edmond Mahieux | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, arranger | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL2685 | 10-in. | 12/24/1930 | Le français moyen | Pierre Chagnon ; Georges Milton ; Orchestre de Jazz | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL2686 | 10-in. | 12/24/1930 | Java et Java | Pierre Chagnon ; Georges Milton ; Orchestre de Jazz | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL2733 | 10-in. | 1/14/1931 | Polka des camelots | René Derval | Male vocal solo, with accordion and piano | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL3156 | 10-in. | 6/4/1931 | Mais on n'y pense pas! | Pierre Chagnon ; Montel | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL3696 | 10-in. | 5/4/1932 | Le long du Missouri | Pierre Chagnon ; Priolet | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL4741 | 10-in. | 3/6/1934 | Un petit négro | Marcel Carivan ; Michel Simon | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL4742 | 10-in. | 3/6/1934 | Elle est épatante | Marcel Carivan ; Michel Simon | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL4807 | 10-in. | 4/11/1934 | Je sais que vous êtes jolie | André Ekyan ; Django Reinhardt ; Jean Sablon ; Alec Siniavine | Male vocal solo, with guitar, clarinet, and piano | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL5057 | 10-in. | 10/15/1934 | Je m'donne | Pierre Chagnon ; Albert Préjean | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL5058 | 10-in. | 10/15/1934 | Dans la vie faut pas s'en faire | Pierre Chagnon ; Albert Préjean | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL5063 | 10-in. | 10/15/1934 | Pour bien réussir dans la chaussure | Pierre Chagnon ; Albert Préjean | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL5565 | 10-in. | 1/17/1936 | On m'appelle "la poule" | Pierre Chagnon ; Adrien Lamy | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL5566 | 10-in. | 1/17/1936 | Ah! La belle époque | Pierre Chagnon ; Adrien Lamy ; Blanche Montel | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL5568 | 10-in. | 1/17/1936 | Chéri | Robert Burnier ; Pierre Chagnon ; Blanche Montel | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL6815 | 10-in. | 10/13/1938 | Reviens | Marcel Carivan ; Tino Rossi | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL7146 | 10-in. | 11/10/1939 | Tommy et la petite française | Lucienne Boyer | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL7354 | 10-in. | 11/6/1940 | Sélection de l'opérette "Phi-Phi" | Raymond Legrand ; Raymond Legrand Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL7355 | 10-in. | 11/6/1940 | Sélection de l'opérette "Phi-Phi" | Raymond Legrand ; Raymond Legrand Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL7371 | 10-in. | 12/27/1940 | Succès d'hier & de toujours | Eva Busch ; Jacques Météhen | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL7906 | 10-in. | 3/9/1944 | Malgré tes serments | Aimé Barelli ; Lucienne Delyle | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL8545 | 10-in. | 4/26/1948 | Malgré tes serments | Aimé Barelli ; Lucienne Delyle | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL9478 | 10-in. | 6/10/1953 | Ma tonkinoise | Josephine Baker ; Jo Bouillon | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Christiné, Henri," accessed September 19, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104063.
Christiné, Henri. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 19, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104063.
"Christiné, Henri." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 September 2024.
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