Marcel Chadeigne Explained

Alexis Marcel Félicien Chadeigne (2 January 1876^[1] – 2 January 1926^[2]) was a French classical pianist and composer.

He was composer Alain Bernaud's grandfather.

Life

Born in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, son of the composer Félicien Chadeigne, he was a student of Charles de Bériot at the Conservatoire de Paris where he became a friend and fellow student of Ravel and Ricardo Viñes.^[3] After winning a first piano prize in 1895 and a second piano accompaniment prize in 1899,^[4] Chadeigne became a pianist, singing conductor (1901-1904), then assistant conductor and choir director^[5] at the Opéra de Paris (1909-1925),^[6] piano teacher at the Schola Cantorum de Paris^[7] and professor of solfège at the Conservatoire in 1919, a position from which he resigned in December 1924^[8] for health reasons.

Chadeigne died one year later on his fiftieth birthday and was buried in the strictest privacy^[9] in the Père-Lachaise Cemetery

Career

Apart from a few piano transcriptions of works for orchestra, there are no known original creations by Marcel Chadeigne or, at least, they have not been preserved.^[10] Between 1895 and 1925, he divided his time between a career as a concert performer, a singing master at the Opera, a professor of solfege at the Conservatory and a jury member in piano competitions. As a pianist, he is best known for his interpretations of works by Emmanuel Chabrier, Maurice Ravel and overall Claude Debussy who loved "the persuasive style and intelligent musicality^[11] of his performer.

His wife,^[12] Camille Mouveau^[13] singer at the Opera, led a career as a contralto with her husband sometimes accompanying her on stage. Their daughter Odette (1902-2002) was also a lyrical singer under the name "Miss Chadeigne".

Awards

• Ordre des Palmes Académiques (3 January 1904 Ministerial decree)^[14]

Notes and References

1. http://archives.paris.fr/arkotheque/visionneuse/visionneuse.php?arko=YTo2OntzOjQ6ImRhdGUiO3M6MTA6IjIwMTgtMDYtMTkiO3M6MTA6InR5cGVfZm9uZHMiO3M6MTE6ImFya29fc2VyaWVsIjtzOjQ6InJlZjEiO2k6NDtzOjQ6InJlZjIiO2k6MjI1MzE2O3M6MTY6InZpc2lvbm5ldXNlX2h0bWwiO2I6MTtzOjIxOiJ2aXNpb25uZXVzZV9odG1sX21vZGUiO3M6NDoicHJvZCI7fQ==#uielem_move=-1262%2C116&uielem_rotate=F&uielem_islocked=0&uielem_zoom=158 birth certificate n° 31 (view 6/31).
2. http://archives.paris.fr/arkotheque/visionneuse/visionneuse.php?arko=YTo2OntzOjQ6ImRhdGUiO3M6MTA6IjIwMTgtMDYtMTkiO3M6MTA6InR5cGVfZm9uZHMiO3M6MTE6ImFya29fc2VyaWVsIjtzOjQ6InJlZjEiO2k6NDtzOjQ6InJlZjIiO2k6Mjc4Njk5O3M6MTY6InZpc2lvbm5ldXNlX2h0bWwiO2I6MTtzOjIxOiJ2aXNpb25uZXVzZV9odG1sX21vZGUiO3M6NDoicHJvZCI7fQ==#uielem_move=7%2C77&uielem_rotate=F&uielem_islocked=0&uielem_zoom=167 deaths certificat n° 11 (view 2/31).
3. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k105573n/f144.item.r=%22marcel%20chadeigne%22 Musique. Concerts Engel-Bathori.
4. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k284808x/f4.item.r=%22chadeigne%22.zoom Courrier des théâtres.
5. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k76532975/f3.item.r=%22chadeigne%22.zoom Informations. Opéra.
6. [Alain Pâris]
7. Pierre Guillot, Déodat de Sévérac: la musique et les lettres, 2002,
8. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k7654651v/f2.item.r=%22marcel%20chadeigne%22.zoom La musique. Au Conservatoire; Nomination et démission.
9. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k7639754f/f2.item.r=%22marcel%20chadeigne%221926%20intimite.zoom Informations. Le monde et la ville.
10. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k2884739/f2.item.r=%22chadeigne%22.zoom Le Monde et la Ville.
11. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k56152748/f2.item.r=%22chadeigne%22debussy.zoom Claude Debussy.
12. http://archives.paris.fr/arkotheque/visionneuse/visionneuse.php?arko=YTo2OntzOjQ6ImRhdGUiO3M6MTA6IjIwMTgtMDYtMjEiO3M6MTA6InR5cGVfZm9uZHMiO3M6MTE6ImFya29fc2VyaWVsIjtzOjQ6InJlZjEiO2k6NDtzOjQ6InJlZjIiO2k6MjQ1MjA2O3M6MTY6InZpc2lvbm5ldXNlX2h0bWwiO2I6MTtzOjIxOiJ2aXNpb25uZXVzZV9odG1sX21vZGUiO3M6NDoicHJvZCI7fQ==#uielem_move=90%2C-8&uielem_rotate=F&uielem_islocked=0&uielem_zoom=133 Marriage certificate no. 848 (view 7/31)
13. In the press of the time, she was referred to as "Camille Chadeigne, "Mme Chadeigne" or "Mme Marcel Chadeigne.
14. http://archives.paris.fr/arkotheque/visionneuse/visionneuse.php?arko=YTo2OntzOjQ6ImRhdGUiO3M6MTA6IjIwMTgtMDYtMTkiO3M6MTA6InR5cGVfZm9uZHMiO3M6MTE6ImFya29fc2VyaWVsIjtzOjQ6InJlZjEiO2k6NDtzOjQ6InJlZjIiO2k6MjI1MzE2O3M6MTY6InZpc2lvbm5ldXNlX2h0bWwiO2I6MTtzOjIxOiJ2aXNpb25uZXVzZV9odG1sX21vZGUiO3M6NDoicHJvZCI7fQ==#uielem_move=-1262%2C116&uielem_rotate=F&uielem_islocked=0&uielem_zoom=158 Ministère de l'Instruction publique et des Beaux-arts.