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Georges Bizet. Opera Composer By: Kimberly Oakeson. History. Born October 25, 1838 in Paris, France. Bizet’s future with music was practically determined for him because his parents were very musical. It is legend that Bizet could read and write music at four years old. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
GEORGES BIZETOpera Composer
By: Kimberly Oakeson
HISTORY
B
orn October 25, 1838 in Paris, France.
B
izet’s future with music was practically determined for him
because his parents were very musical.
I
t is legend that Bizet could read and write music at four years old.
B
izet entered the Paris Conservatoire de Musique at only eight
years old.
YOUTH
A
t age 13, he took second place in piano.
A
t age 17, he composed “Symphony in C.”
A
t age 19, he won the Prix de Rome award
for his operas, “Le Docteur Miracle,” and
“La Jolie Fille de Perth.”
YOUNG ADULTHOOD
B
izet married Geneviève Halévy, his teacher’s mentally
ill daughter.
T
hey had a son who committed suicide.
B
izet also had personal problems such as depression,
lack of self-confidence, and periodic angina.
I
n 1870, Bizet enlisted in the National Guard when the
Franco-Prussian war started.
A FRENCH OPERA COMPOSER IS BORN
B
izet wrote many operas, his most famous
being, Carmen, which was the first opera to
move away from comic opera to a more
profound and tragic story.
U
nfortunately, Carmen didn’t become a hit
because the Parisians didn’t approve of the
murder and immoral scenes.
BIZET’S YOUNG DEATH
B
izet never saw Carmen become famous because
of his surprising death on March 3, 1875 at age
37, leaving Geneviève a young widow.
H
e experienced a more severe episode of angina
which resulted in a heart attack as well as the
anxieties and long hours he spent composing
Carmen.
A HAPPY ENDING
A
bout five years later after Bizet passed away, Carmen
returned to the Parisian stage.
T
he songs, “Habanera,” and “Toreador” are world-
wide favorites from Carmen.
COMPOSITION HISTORIES
“La Fleur Que Tu M’avais Jetee”
“L’amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle”
“Votre Toast, Je Peux Vous Le
Rendre”
“La Fleur Que Tu M’avais Jetee”
I
n Act II of Georges Bizet’s opera, Carmen, and is sung by
Don José in a tavern near Seville, Spain.
T
here is a story that goes with this song.
I
t can also be called “Don José's Aria” because an aria is an
elaborate song for solo voice.
“L’amour Est Un Oiseau
Rebelle”
T
his song is in Act I of the opera, Carmen.
C
armen sings this song of warning to several men that
want her to love them.
“Votre Toast, Je Peux Vous Le Rendre”
T
his song is sung in both Act 2 and Act 4 in Georges
Bizet’s opera, Carmen.
I
t was sung in celebration of a bull fight.
LISTENING GUIDES
“La Fleur Que Tu M’avais Jetee”
“L’amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle”
“Votre Toast, Je Peux Vous Le
Rendre”
“La Fleur Que Tu M’avais Jetee”
T
his song is powerful in the sense that Don José is exclaiming his
love to Carmen.
I
t incorporates many gentle instruments and uses many
decrescendos and crescendos.
F
lower Song
“L’amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle”
T
his piece has a fast and lively beat.
I
t has good contrast and repetition, making it pleasing and
memorable to the audience.
H
abanera
“Votre Toast, Je Peux Vous Le Rendre”
T
his song has a march rhythm to it.
I
t is powerful in that the tenor voice is bold and the
instruments are mainly brass.
T
oreador Song
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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<http://www.free-scores.com/download-sheet-music.php?pdf=6925>.
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<http://www.humanitiesweb.org/human.php?s=c&p=a&a=i&ID=743>.
Green, Aaron. "A Profile of the Aria "Habanera” Classical Music at About.com. The New York Times Company.
Web. 21 Feb. 2011. <http://classicalmusic.about.com/od/opera/p/habanera_bizet_carmen_profile.htm>.
Green, Aaron. “Habanera Text and Translation.” 2004. About.com. 21 February 2011
<http://classicalmusic.about.com/od/opera/qt/habaneralyrics.htm>.
"La Fleur Que Tu M’avais Jetee (Flower Song)." Every Note. EveryNote Corp. Web. 22 Feb. 2011.
<http://everynote.com/opera.show/5348.music>.
BIBLIOGRAPHY CONT.
P
aterson, Jim. "Georges Bizet - an Overview of the Classical Composer." Mfiles. Music Files Ltd, Mar. 2001. Web. 17 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.mfiles.co.uk/
composers/Georges-Bizet.htm>.
"
The Life of Georges Bizet." Music With Ease. Paul Wagner, 2005. Web. 21 Feb. 2011.
<http://
www.musicwithease.com/bizet-life.html>.
"
Toreador Song, from Carmen PDF Sheet Music File." Virtual Sheet Music. Virtual Sheet Music, Inc. Web. 22 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.virtualsheetmusic.com/score/ToreadorSong.html?tab=pdf>.
W
estervelt, Bryce. "Carmen – Bizet's Opera." Suite101.com. Suite101.com Media Inc., 31 Jan. 2007. Web. 21 Feb. 2011.
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W
estervelt, Bryce. "La Fleur Que Tu M’avais Jetée -101." Suite101.com. 27 Feb. 2007. Web. 21 Feb. 2011. <http://www.suite101.com/content/la-fleur-que-tu-
mavais-jete-101-a14858>.
W
estervelt, Bryce. “Votre Toast, Je Peux le Rendre.” 27 February 2007. 21 February 2011 <http://www.suite101.com/content/votre-toast-je-peux-le-rendre101-a14861>.