Séverac, Déodat de 1872 - 1921
Author: Wada, Mayuko
Last updated：November 1, 2007
Author: Wada, Mayuko
Born in 1872 in Saint-Félix-de-Caraman, Haute-Garonne, Southern France. From an early age, he studied music under his father, a painter, and his mother, an organist. From 1896 to 1907, he attended the Schola Cantorum in Paris, where he studied composition with Vincent d'Indy and Albéric Magnard, and piano with Blanche Selva and Isaac Albéniz. Subsequently, Sévérac chose his native Southern France, rather than Paris, as the center of his activities and was known as "the musician of the countryside." He himself preferred this appellation and continued to compose beautiful music rooted in the nature of his beloved homeland. Even Debussy highly praised him, stating, "His music has a wonderful fragrance."
Many of Sévérac's works take the form of suites. Notable piano suites include Chant de la Terre (Song of the Earth), En Languedoc (In Languedoc), and Cerdanya. Independent piano pieces include Les Nymphes au soleil (Nymphs in the Sun) and Les Naïades et le Faune indiscret (The Water Nymphs and the Indiscreet Faun). Although he composed many other beautiful and inspired works, he was also a master of improvisation, and consequently, not many of his works remain in written scores. He ended his short life of 49 years in 1921 in Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales.
Works(14)
Piano Solo (5)
pieces (5)
Various works (6)
Sous les lauriers roses : Soir de carnaval sur la cote catalane
Composed in: 1919 Playing time: 15 min 00 sec