Ernest Gillet

Ernest Gillet (13 September 1856 – 6 May 1940) was a French composer and cellist, the brother of oboist and composer Georges Gillet.

Ernest Gillet
Born	Ernest Vital Louis Gillet 13 September 1856 Batignolles (Paris)
Died	6 May 1940 (aged 83) Paris
Occupation	Composer Cellist

Biography

A student at the École Niedermeyer de Paris then of Auguste-Joseph Franchomme at the Conservatoire de Paris, Gillet won the First Prize of the Conservatoire in 1874[1] and became a cellist of the Orchestre de l'Opéra de Paris (1875–1882).[2] Solo cellist of the Concerts Colonne, the Concerts Lamoureux and the Concerts de Monte-Carlo, Gillet obtained a great success with his operetta La Fille de la mère Michel,[3] with a libretto by Daniel Riche in 1893 as well as with his piece Loin du bal (1888) that can be heard in the feature film The Dancing Masters with Laurel and Hardy in 1943.

Works

He wrote more than four hundreds pieces including:

Operetta

• La Fille de la mère Michel (1893)

Compositions

Loin du bal (1888) Marche burlesque Intermezzo Entr'acte, gavotte pour violon et piano Lejos del baile La Lettre de Manon[4] Intermezzo lointain Babillage Cortège du Sardar Passepied for cello and piano Canzonetta for cello and piano Au moulin Au village

Babillage Dans le Forêt Douce caresse Doux murmure La Toupie Serenade de Pierrot, pièce de caractère Sommeil d'enfant Sous l'ombrage Pizzicati Sérénade impromptu Souvenir d'Espagnole Walzer Vous êtes charmante!

Bibliography

• Edmund Sebastian Joseph van der Straeten, History of the Violoncello, the Viol Da Gamba, 1915, p. 537
• Florian Bruyas, Histoire de l'opérette en France, 1855-1965, 1974, (p. 336)
• Oscar Thompson, Bruce Bohle, The International Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians, 1985, p. 822
• Benoît Duteurtre, L'opérette en France, 1997, p. 99, ISBN 978-2213625782
• Maurice Hinson, Wesley Roberts, The Piano in Chamber Ensemble: An Annotated Guide, 2006, p. 630
• Bodewalt Lampe, Stephanie Chase, Popular Classics for Violin and Piano, 2013, p. IX

References

1. The Aeolian Pipe-organ and Its Music, 1919, p. 140.
2. Nelson James Newhard, The Newhard Piano Quartette of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: A Story, 1946, p. 124.
3. La Fille de la mère Michel on IMSLP
4. La lettre de Manon on YouTube

External links

• Free scores by Ernest Gillet at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
• Ernest Gillet on ECMF (1918–1944)
• Ernest Gillet on CND
• Ernest Gillet at IMDb
• Méditation on Youtube