Eugène Wintzweiller

Eugène Wintzweiller (13 December 1844[1] – 6 November 1870) was a French composer, winner of the second Grand Prix de Rome in 1868.

Life

Born in Wœrth (Alsace), Wintzweiller was the son of Louis Wintzweiller, a teacher in his native town, and Madeleine Hirsch.[1] He first studied with Joseph Wackenthaler, then organist (1833–1869) at Strasbourg Cathedral, who sent him to the École Niedermeyer in Paris, a school of classical and religious music, which then trained church organists, choir conductors and kapellmeisters. A scholar of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Strasbourg, he studied there at the same time as Gabriel Fauré. He obtained his first piano runner-up in 1861,[2] a second prize for piano[3] and an honorable mention for the organ in 1862.[4]

Wintzweiler studied at the Conservatoire de Paris in Ambroise Thomas' and François Benoist's class. He obtained a first prize in counterpoint, a runner-up in fugue, a second organ runner-up in 1867,[5] and a first organ runner-up in 1868.[6]

He obtained a Second First Grand Prix de Rome in musical composition on 4 August 1868,[7] shared with Alfred Pelletier-Rabuteau. He began his stay at the Villa Medici in Rome in January 1869 and ended it in June 1870.[8]

Wintzweiler died in Arcachon.

Selected works

References
  1. Woerth - Etat civil - Registre de naissances 1844 - 4 E 550/3
  2. "Distribution des prix de l'École de musique religieuse de Paris". Le Ménestrel. 20 August 1861. Retrieved 22 September 2018..
  3. "Distribution des prix de l'École de musique religieuse de Paris". L'Ami des livres. August 1862. Retrieved 22 September 2018..
  4. "Distribution des prix de l'École de musique religieuse de Paris". Le Ménestrel. 20 August 1862. Retrieved 22 September 2018..
  5. "Conservatoire Impérial de Musique". Le Moniteur des pianistes. 20 July 1867. Retrieved 22 September 2018..
  6. "Concours du Conservatoire". Le Moniteur des pianistes. 20 July 1868. Retrieved 22 September 2018..
  7. Diplôme d'Eugène Wintzweiller, Second premier Grand Prix de Rome de composition musicale, 4 août 1868. on France Archives.
  8. Eugène Wintzweiller on www.villamedici.it
  9. Nina
  10. La Chanson du fou
  11. Joli Papillon
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