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The New Grove Dictionary Of Music And Musicians 5 Ed. 2nd, 1904
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1Cousin, Jean
3influenced by Tristan, and, since Courvoisier's gift was more lyrical than dramatic, he is better represented by his lieder Most important are the later children's pieces and sacred songs, marked by very transparent accompaniments and a closeness to folk music. His only significant instrumental work is the set of suites for solo violin
5WORKS
6(selective list)
7Stage Lancelot und Elaine, op 25 (musical drama 4, W Bergh) Munich 1917, Die Krahen, op 30 (comedy, A Wohlgemuth), Munich, 1921, Der Sunde Zauberer (opera, after Fichendorff, after Calderon) unpubd
8Choral Gruppe aus dem Tartarus op 5 (Schiller), chorus orch perf 1905 Der Dünstrom, op 11 (W Hettz) chorus, orch perf 1907 Das Schlachtschiff Temeraire, op 12 (D von Lhencron) mak vv, orch, perf 1908, Auferstehung (Totenfeier) op 26 (oratorio, A Bertholet), 4 solo vv, chorus, boys' chorus orch, org perf 1917 Männerchore, op 33, 5 Gesange, op 34 (1931)
9Vocal orch Die Muse, op 4 (H Leuthold), Bar orch perf 1904
10Lieder 6 Lieder op 1 7 Lieder op 2 8 Gedichte op 3 (A Ritter) 6 Lieder op 6, 5 Lieder op 7 7 Gedichte, op 8 (Cornelius) 6 Gedichte, op 9 (Storm), 2 Gedichte (Storm) 4 Gedichte (K Groth), op 13, 5 Gedichte op 14 (W Hettz), 3 Gedichte, op 15 (1 Geibel) 5 Gedichte op 16 (Hebbel), 5 Gedichte op 17 (Cornelius), 3 Sonette op 18 (Michelangelo old Ital) 7 Gedichte op 19 (Geibel), 7 Gedichte, op 23 (old Ger) Lieder, op 24, Gedichte Lieder op 27 5 vols Kleine Lieder zu Kindertreinen, op 28 4 vols Lieder, op 29 (old Ger), 4 vols (1935)
11Inst Olympischer Frühling, sym prologue, op 10, perf 1906 Passacaglia und Fuge, b op 20, pl. Variationen und Fuge über ein eigenes Thema, op 21 pl (1910) Variationen über ein eigenes Thema, D, op 22, pl, 6 Suiten, op 31, vn (1924 5), Langsamer Satz op posth str qt (1935)
13Principal publishers Drei Masken Hug Ries & Frhr Fischer & Jagenberg
15WRITINGS
16Foreword to Frauen-Liebe und Leben Musikalische Stundenbucher (Munich 1921)
17'Über Erziehungsträgen aus dem Gebiet der Musiktheorie', Festschrift zum 50. Bestehen der Akademie der Tonkunst in München (Munich, 1924)
18'Aufstieg Deutsches Musikjahrbuch, iv (1976)
20BIBLIOGRAPHY
21I Kroyer Walter Courvoisier (Munich 1929)
22K H David Courvoisier's Calderon-Oper, SM., lxxii (1937) 747
23H J Moser 'Courvoisier' Musica x (1956), 866
24PIER ROSS
26Cousin, Jean [Escatefer] (fl 1446 75) French composer A contemporary of Ockeghem. Cousin served in the chapel of Duke Charles of Bourbon from 1446 8 and in the royal chapel from 1461 75 His only surviving work is a Missa tuba found in I-IR 90 and 93 (see Schenk) The name is derived from the melodic style of the tenor and contratenor which are written in the manner of trumpet music and which may have been intended for performance by slide trumpets The mass is for three voices, except at the end of the Gloria, Sanctus, Osanna and Agnus I where a fourth voice is added, probably by someone other than the composer Tinctoris cited a Missa nigrarum ("Nigra sum"), now lost, in his Proportionale
28BIBLIOGRAPHY
29F X Haberl 'Wilhelm DuBay' F'Mw, i (1885) 397
30M Brenet Musique et musiciens de la vieille France (Paris, 1911)
31E Schenk, ed Trierer Codices VII, D10, cxx (1970), pp viii
32TOM R WARD
34Cousineau. French family of harp makers and harpists Georges Cousineau (b Meschant, Vendée, 1733; d c1800) published music in Paris in 1766 and in 1769 was a member of the instrument makers guild His shop, originally opposite the Louvre, stocked a variety of string instruments, including his own pedal harps. He was among the first to import English pianos, in 1773
35In 1775 his son Jacques-Georges Cousineau (b Paris, 13 Jan 1760, d Paris, 1824) joined the business, and the title of Luthier-in-Ordinary to the Queen was given them both From about 1780 to 1811 the son was harpist at the Paris Opéra He also composed and published sonatas, airs and variations, as well as a Methode for harp (1784)
37A Pierre Joseph Cousineau, mentioned by Fétis, may have been a member of this family, alternatively the name may have resulted from an error: a confusion of the name of Georges Cousineau with Pierre Joseph Nadermann
39Now best remembered for their pedal harps (see illustration), the Cousineaus made several improvements in the mechanism of the instrument Their 'crutch' system was superior to the earlier hook as a device for shortening
41Pedal harp (with 'crutch' device) by Georges Cousineau, Paris, late 18th century (Victoria and Albert Museum, London)
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