Henry Février

Henry Février (b. Paris, October 2, 1875 - d. Paris, July 8, 1957) was a French composer.

Biography

"Henry Février"' studied at the Paris Conservatoire where his teachers included Jules Massenet and Gabriel Fauré. He also took private lessons with André Messager. His first compositions were chamber music, but he is chiefly known for his operas and operettas, among which are "Le Roi aveugle" (1906), "Monna Vanna" (1909), "Carmosine" (1913), "Gismonda" (1919), "La Damnation de Blanchefleur" (1920), "L'Ile désenchantée" (1925), "Oletta" (1927), "La Femme nue" (1929) and "Sylvette" (1932). Henry Février is the father of the famous French pianist Jacques Février. His works include incidental music for plays, including "Agnès, dame galante" (1912) and "Aphrodite" (1914). Février ceased composing music in the 1930s.

Bibliography

* FÉVRIER, Henry, "André Messager : mon maître, mon ami", Paris, Amiot-Dumont, « Jeunesse de la musique », 1948.
* HOURRIER, Hélène, "Henry Février (1875-1957) : introduction à l’étude de Monna Vanna", mémoire de master 1 sous la direction de Stéphan Etcharry, Université de Reims, 2006.
*HOURRIER, Hélène, "La Production lyrique d'Henry Février : genèse, réception et éléments d'analyse", mémoire de master 2 sous la direction de Jean-Marc Chouvel et Stéphan Etcharry, Université de Reims, 2007.

See also: Henry Février (in French)