Английская Википедия:Célestin Lavigueur
Шаблон:Use Canadian English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox musical artist Célestin Lavigueur (19 January 1831 – 11 December 1885) was a French Canadian musician and composer.[1]
Early life and education
Lavigueur was born in Quebec City, Lower Canada. He attended the Petit Séminaire de Québec, but left to devote his time to musical pursuits. He studied violin with an amateur musician, François Huot.[2] He learned to play several more instruments with little formal training.
Career
Lavigueur taught piano, violin, and wind instruments at the Petit Séminaire de Québec from 1853 to 1881.
Lavigueur was a composer and a concert artist. He composed three operas: "La fiancée des bois", "Un mariage improvisé", and "Les enfants du manoir".[3][4][5] With poet Pierre-Gabriel Huot, he composed a song for the Huron people, "La Huronne, Romance for voice and piano" in about 1861.[6][7]
In 1880 Lavigueur's patriotic song, "O Canada, beau pays, ma patrie" was published.[8]
In 1881, he moved to Lowell, Massachusetts to be with one of his sons. He participated in the local music scene there, presenting a play with musical accompaniment.[9] He died in 1885 in Lowell.
Personal life
Lavigueur's mother, Marguerite, was the daughter of General Sir Howard Douglas, 3rd Bt, Governor of New Brunswick. He married Mary Childs of Quebec in 1863. The couple had four children, including violinist Émile Lavignueur, and Henri-Edgar Lavigueur, a politician.[3]
References
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ "Célestin Lavigueur". The Canadian Encyclopedia, February 7, 2006. by Cécile Huot
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 Шаблон:Cite DCB
- ↑ "Opera America Spring 2016 Preview". Mar 23, 2016. page 16
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ "La Huronne". The Canadian Encyclopedia, Denise Ménard, February 7, 2006
- ↑ "Aboriginal soldiers from Quebec". Windspeaker, Volume 23, No. 8, November 2005
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ "Lowell - A center of French culture". The Lowell Sun from Lowell, Massachusetts · June 23, 1972, Page 34
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