Paul Bonneau
| Paul Bonneau | |
|---|---|
| Born | Paul Alfred Bonneau September 14, 1918 Moret-sur-Loing, France |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, France |
| Nationality | French nationality |
| Education | Conservatoire de Paris |
| Occupation | Composer, Conductor |
| Style | Chanson, Film score, Operetta, Revue |
Paul Bonneau (14 September 1918 - 8 July 1995) was a French conductor and composer.
Career
Born in Moret-sur-Loing in 1918, Paul Bonneau studied music at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris in the same class as Henri Betti, Henri Dutilleux and Louiguy. He won the premier prix d'harmonie (1937) in the class of Jean Gallon, the premier prix de fugue (1942) in the class of Noël Gallon and the premier prix de composition (1945) in the class of Henri Büsser.
In 1939, he was Army deputy chief music. In 1945 he was made director of music tied to the Republican Guard. He then became conductor of light orchestral music on national radio, a position he held for thirty years. His first radio broadcast of November 27, 1944. During the 30 years that followed, Paul Bonneau led 638 light symphonic music recording sessions, which corresponds to more than 1500 concerts broadcast on the broadcasting antennas national.
In 1960, with the agreement of the RTF, he founded the vocal group Les Djinns who played and recorded 88 songs.
From 1942 to his death, Paul Bonneau has written more than 500 000 orchestral action. He has worked as a composer or as co-composer to 51 major French films, and many short films. He composed serious works; include : Ouverture pour un Drame, Concerto pour saxophone et orchestre, Un Français à New York. He is also the composer of light orchestral music suites, many pieces for orchestra; he set to music 10 fables of Jean de La Fontaine, and composed of many light melodies and songs. He also wrote a large number of orchestral arrangements and vocal accompaniments for varieties.
In operetta, he was the musical adapter and the composer of ballets 11 creations in the Théâtre du Chatelet. He also adapted the airs of Jacques Offenbach for the operetta Folies Parisiennes by Offenbach (1976). In collaboration with Jack Ledru, he is the composer of La Parisienne created in Tours February 19, 1982.
Personal life
Paul Bonneau married with the pianist Jacqueline Robin 22 January 1940 in Évreux. They divorced in 1959. The couple had a child.
Operettas
- 1951 : Le Chanteur de Mexico
- 1954 : La Toison d'Or
- 1954 : A la Jamaïque
- 1955 : Méditerranée
- 1959 : Rose de Noël
- 1959 : Le Secret de Marco-Polo
- 1967 : Le Prince de Madrid
- 1968 : L'Auberge du Cheval-Blanc
- 1971 : Gipsy
- 1974 : Les Trois Mousquetaires
- 1976 : Volga
Filmography
- 1961 : Napoléon II, l'aiglon
- 1959 : Visa pour l'enfer
- 1958 : En légitime défense
- 1958 : La Fille de feu
- 1957 : L'Auberge en folie
- 1957 : Adorables Démons
- 1956 : Pitié pour les vamps
- 1953 : Moineaux de Paris
- 1953 : La Loterie du bonheur
- 1951 : Le plus joli péché du monde
References
External links
- Paul Bonneau at the Internet Movie Database
- Paul Bonneau at the AlloCiné
- Paul Bonneau at the BnF
- Paul Bonneau at the Discogs
- Paul Bonneau at the Unifrance
- Paul Bonneau at the ANAO
- Paul Bonneau at the Les Archives du Spectacle
- Paul Bonneau at the Ciné-Ressources
- Paul Bonneau at the Les Gens du Cinéma
- Paul Bonneau at the Notre Cinéma
