Eugène Wintzweiller Explained

Eugène Wintzweiller (13 December 1844^[1] – 6 November 1870) was a French composer, winner of the second Grand Prix de Rome in 1868.

Life

Born in Wœrth (Alsace), Wintzweiller was the son of Louis Wintzweiller, a teacher in his native town, and Madeleine Hirsch. He first studied with Joseph Wackenthaler, then organist (1833–1869) at Strasbourg Cathedral, who sent him to the École Niedermeyer in Paris, a school of classical and religious music, which then trained church organists, choir conductors and kapellmeisters. A scholar of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Strasbourg, he studied there at the same time as Gabriel Fauré. He obtained his first piano runner-up in 1861,^[2] a second prize for piano^[3] and an honorable mention for the organ in 1862.^[4]

Wintzweiler studied at the Conservatoire de Paris in Ambroise Thomas' and François Benoist's class. He obtained a first prize in counterpoint, a runner-up in fugue, a second organ runner-up in 1867,^[5] and a first organ runner-up in 1868.^[6]

He obtained a Second First Grand Prix de Rome in musical composition on 4 August 1868,^[7] shared with Alfred Pelletier-Rabuteau. He began his stay at the Villa Medici in Rome in January 1869 and ended it in June 1870.^[8]

Wintzweiler died in Arcachon.

Selected works

• Nina^[9] on IMSLP
• Chanson du fou^[10] on IMSLP
• Joli papillon^[11] on IMSLP

External links

• Prix de Rome 1860-1869 on www.musimem.com

Notes and References

1. http://archives.bas-rhin.fr/detail-document/ETAT-CIVIL-C546-P1-R271440#visio/page:ETAT-CIVIL-C546-P1-R271440-1682702 Woerth - Etat civil - Registre de naissances 1844 - 4 E 550/3
2. News: Distribution des prix de l'École de musique religieuse de Paris. Le Ménestrel. 20 August 1861. 22 September 2018. .
3. News: Distribution des prix de l'École de musique religieuse de Paris. L'Ami des Livres. August 1862. 22 September 2018. .
4. News: Distribution des prix de l'École de musique religieuse de Paris. Le Ménestrel. 20 August 1862. 22 September 2018. .
5. News: Conservatoire Impérial de Musique. Le Moniteur des Pianistes. 20 July 1867. 22 September 2018. .
6. News: Concours du Conservatoire. Le Moniteur des Pianistes. 20 July 1868. 22 September 2018. .
7. https://francearchives.fr/fr/facomponent/ebd4c11bb5fbd2feaf676e01259c3ca890bc7a76 Diplôme d'Eugène Wintzweiller, Second premier Grand Prix de Rome de composition musicale, 4 août 1868.
8. https://www.villamedici.it/fr/residences/eugene-wintzweiller/ Eugène Wintzweiller
9. https://imslp.org/wiki/Nina_(Wintzweiller,_Eug%C3%A8ne) Nina
10. https://imslp.org/wiki/Chanson_du_fou_(Wintzweiller,_Eug%C3%A8ne) La Chanson du fou
11. https://imslp.org/wiki/Joli_papillon_(Wintzweiller,_Eug%C3%A8ne) Joli Papillon