Théodore Dubois
Clément François Théodore Dubois (24 August 1837 – 11 June 1924) was a French Romantic composer, organist, and music teacher. After study at the Paris Conservatoire, Dubois won France's premier musical prize, the Prix de Rome in 1861. He became an organist and choirmaster at several well-known churches in Paris, and at the same time was a professor in the Conservatoire, teaching harmony from 1871 to 1891 and composition from 1891 to 1896, when he succeeded Ambroise Thomas as the Conservatoire's director. He continued his predecessor's strictly conservative curriculum and was forced to retire early after a scandal erupted over the faculty's attempt to rig the Prix de Rome competition to prevent the modernist Maurice Ravel from winning. As a composer, Dubois was seen as capable and tasteful, but not strikingly original or inspired. He hoped for a career as an opera composer, but became better known for his church compositions. His books on music theory were influential, and remained in use for many years. |
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | E-4011 | 8-in. | 11/7/1906 | Ave verum | Edouard Le Bel | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | C-4637 | 12-in. | 7/3/1907 | God, my Father | Emilio de Gogorza ; Victor Orchestra | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-16773 | 10-in. | 11/15/1915 | Le Lethe | Neapolitan Trio | Instrumental trio, with bells | composer | |
Victor | B-22461 | 10-in. | 12/11/1918 | Rigaudon de Xaviere : Entr'acte | Fernand Pollain | Cello solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | BVE-37732 | 10-in. | 1/26/1927 | Cantilène nuptiale | William J. Finn | Organ solo | composer | |
Victor | CVE-51856 | 12-in. | 5/28/1929 | Hosannah grand chorus magnus | Alexander Russell | Organ solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-75130 | 10-in. | 2/14/1933 | March of the Magi kings | Dr. William Churchill Hammond | Organ solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-[Unnumbered 1927-01-26-01] | 10-in. | 1/26/1927 | March of the magi kings | William J. Finn | Organ solo | composer | |
Victor | [Trial 1914-10-06-04] | Not documented | 10/6/1914 | All ye who have | Paul J. Breedy | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | 6444 | 12-in. | approximately 1915 | Noel | Band of the Grenadier Guards [U.K] ; Lt. A. Williams | Band | arranger | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL1021 | 10-in. | 4/13/1928 | Il neige | Élie Cohen ; Lucien Fugère | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dubois, Théodore," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104579.
Dubois, Théodore. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104579.
"Dubois, Théodore." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Dubois, Théodore, 1837-1924 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84093561
Wikidata: Théodore Dubois - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q259121
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MusicBrainz: Théodore Dubois - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d1591eff-428d-44ed-b7f0-f9936f1ab656
ISNI: 0000 0001 2130 5477 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000121305477
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