Léon Escudier

In today's world, Léon Escudier has taken a fundamental role in our lives. From its impact on society to its influence on culture, Léon Escudier has had a significant impact on various aspects of daily life. As we continue to move forward into the 21st century, Léon Escudier continues to capture the attention of people of all ages, genders, and backgrounds. In this article, we will explore the role that Léon Escudier plays in our modern society, analyzing its implications and meaning in relation to different contexts and historical moments.

Jacques Victor Léon Escudier (17 September 1821 – 22 June 1881) was a prominent French journalist, music critic and music publisher.

Career

Escudier was born in Castelnaudary. In 1837, together with Marie Escudier, his brother, and Jules Maurel he founded the weekly La France musicale as well as a music publishing company. In December 1860, he founded the journal L'Art musical. From 1850 to 1858, he worked for Le Pays and Journal de l'Empire. Escudier was the French publisher of Giuseppe Verdi's works. All Verdi's works were apparently included in the Escudier catalogue. The Escudier brothers helped to establish Verdi's reputation across Europe as the leading composer of Italian opera. From 1876 to 1878, Léon Escudier directed the Ventadour Room at the Théâtre italien de Paris where he staged Verdi's operas.

He wrote, in collaboration with his brother, Études biographiques sur les chanteurs contemporains (1840), Dictionnaire de musique (1844), Vie et aventures des cantatrices célèbres (1856), and his autobiography, Mes souvenirs (1870).

After he died in Paris, his catalogue came up for auction and was bought by a range of French music publishers including E. & A. Girod, Louis Gregh, Léon Grus, Georges Hartmann, Henri Heugel, Auguste Le Bailly, Alphonse Leduc, Henry Lemoine, and Auguste O'Kelly.

References

  1. ^ "L'Art musical". ripm. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Escudier". IMSLP. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  3. ^ Théâtre Italien (Salle Ventadour). Programme de la saison 1876-1877. Direction, Léon Escudier. typ. Morris p. et f. 1876.
  4. ^ Escudier, Léon (1868). Mes souvenirs. Dentu.
  5. ^ Anik Devriès & François Lesure, Dictionnaire des éditeurs de musique français, vol. 2: De 1820 à 1914 (Geneva: Minkoff, 1988); Axel Klein, O'Kelly. An Irish Musical Family in Nineteenth-Century France (Norderstedt: BoD, 2014), p. 221, 459–467.

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