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1CHAMINADE — CHANOT
3complete works. A complete edition of his clavecin pieces was brought out by Brunold and Tessier in 1926.—Bibl.: H. Quittard, Chambonnieres, in the 'Revue Internationale de Musique' (1898; no. 12); H. Quittard, Un claveciniste français du XVIIe siècle: Jacques Champion de Chambonnieres, in 'Tribune de St. Gervais' (1901).
5Chaminade (shāh-mē-nāhd'), Cécile (-Louise-Stéphanie), French composer and pianist; b. Paris, Aug. 8, 1857; d. Monte Carlo, April 18, 1944. She was a pupil of Lecouppey, Savard and Marsick; later studied composition with Benjamin Godard. She became successful as a concert pianist; wrote a great number of agreeable piano pieces, in the salon style, which acquired enormous popularity in France, England and America; her more serious works were much less successful. She made her American debut playing the piano part of her Concertstück with the Philadelphia Orch. (Nov. 7, 1908); also wrote a lyric symphony, Les Amazones (Antwerp, 1888); two orchestral suites; 2 piano trios; more than 200 piano pieces in a romantic style, including Étude symphonique, Valse-Caprice, Les Sylvains, La Lisonjera, Arabesque, Impromptu, Six Airs de ballet, etc.; numerous songs.
7Chamlee, Mario (real name, Archer Cholmondeley), American lyric tenor; b. Los Angeles, May 29, 1892. He studied at the Univ. of Southern California (M. Mus., 1924); then voice with Achille Alberti in Los Angeles and with Riccardo Dellera in N. Y.; made his operatic debut as the Duke in Rigoletto (San Francisco Opera, 1917); from 1917-19 served with the U. S. Army in France; married the soprano Ruth Miller on Oct. 2, 1919; first appeared with the Metropolitan Opera as Cavaradossi in Tosca (Nov. 22, 1920); also sang at Ravinia Park, Chicago, and at various European opera houses (London, Paris, Prague, Vienna); made extensive concert tours of the U. S., and many radio broadcasts; in 1940 settled in Hollywood as a voice teacher.
9Champagne, Claude, Canadian composer; b. Montreal, May 27, 1891. He studied violin, piano and composition in Montreal; in Paris (1920-28) with Gédalge and Laparra. His works comprise Suite Canadienne for chorus and orch. (Paris, Oct. 20, 1928); 2 symphonies (1945, 1951); piano concerto (1948) and numerous violin pieces. He has also published several manuals on solfeggio.
11Champein (shāhn-pān'), Stanislas, French composer; b. Marseilles, Nov. 19, 1753; d. Paris, Sept. 19, 1830. He studied under Peccico and Chavet in Paris; at 13 he became maître de musique at the Collegiate Church at Pignon, for which he wrote a magnificat, a mass, and psalms; in 1770 he went to Paris, where some sacred works, and two operettas, made his name known. Up to 1792 he produced 22 operas, the best of which were La Mélomanie (1781); Les Dettes (1787); and Le nouveau Don Quichotte (1789). From 1793-1804 he filled a government position; continued to compose for the stage, but without success; spent the last years of his life in poverty; a pension, arranged for him through the efforts of Boieldieu and Scribe, came only 18 months before his death. Though one of the best known stage composers of his time, Champein's works are wholly forgotten.
13Champion, Jacques. See Chambonnieres.
15Chanler, Theodore Ward, American composer; b. Newport, Rhode Island, April 29, 1902. He studied in Boston with Hans Ebell (piano) and with Arthur Shepherd (composition); then at the Cleveland Institute of Music with Ernest Bloch; later went to England where he took courses at Oxford Univ. (1923-25); also studied with Nadia Boulanger in Paris. He returned to America in 1933. His music, mostly in smaller forms, is distinguished by a lyrical quality; his songs are particularly expressive; he employed the modern idiom of polytonal texture without overloading the harmonic possibilities; the melody is free, but usually within tonal bounds. Works: Mass for two female voices and organ (1930); 2 song-cycles Epitaphs (1937); Pas de Trois, ballet; Ann Gregory, for chorus; Joyful Mystery, fugue for two pianos; The Children, song-cycle; violin sonata (1927); Five Short Colloquies, piano suite (1936); The Pot of Fat, chamber opera (Cambridge, Mass., May 8, 1955).
17Chanot (shāh-noh'), François, French violin maker; b. Mirecourt, 1787; d. Brest, 1823. He was the son of an instrument-maker; became a naval engineer, was retired on half-pay, and during his forced inactivity invented a violin, made on the principle that the vibratory power would be increased by preserving the longitudinal wood-fibres intact as far as possible. Thus his violin had no bouts, but slight incurvations like a guitar; the sound-holes were almost straight, and the belly nearly flat; the strings were attached to the edge of the belly, instead of to a tail-piece. The violin was submitted to the Academy, whose report after testing it
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