Composer
Christian Manen
French composer (1934–2020)
1934–2020
6 works in the index
- Born
- 1934
- Died
- 2020
- Birthplace
- Boulogne-Billancourt
- Place of death
- Trie-Château
- Citizenship / historical state
- France
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Christian Manen (3 July 1934 – 11 September 2020) was a French composer and music teacher.
Born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Manen studied at the Conservatory of Nice and between 1949 and 1961 at the Conservatoire de Paris. Here he was a student of Berthe Duru (solfège), Jules Gentil (piano), Félix Passerone (drums), Marcel Dupré and Rolande Falcinelli (organ and improvisation), Louis Fourestier (conducting), Noël Gallon (counterpoint and fugue), Henri Challan (harmony), Norbert Dufourcq (music history) and Tony Aubin (composition). In 1961 he won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome with the cantata La Loreley. This was followed by a stay at the Villa Medici in Rome until 1965.
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Life and musical career
- Education
- Conservatoire de Paris; Conservatory of Nice
- Career institutions / employers
- Conservatoire de Paris
- Birth name
- Christian André Bruno Manen
- Languages used
- French
- VIAF ID
- 79199772
- ISNI
- 0000000109919812
- GND ID
- 103822631
- Library of Congress ID
- no97051861
- MusicBrainz ID
- 8aa9680c-b0c3-45e9-94d6-15b5fe981c4f
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano
- Genres represented
- Classical
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 6
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontaines | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| Oiseaux | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| Amandiers | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| Mosaiques | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| Parfums | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| Danseuses | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 79199772.