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Émile Waldteufel

February 27, 2023

For the American Olympic cyclist, see Emile Waldteufel (cyclist).

Charles Émile Waldteufel (9 December 1837 – 12 February 1915)[1] was a French pianist, conductor and composer known for his numerous popular salon pieces.

Portrait of Émile Waldteufel
Émile Waldteufel

Life

Émile Waldteufel (German for forest devil) was born at 84 Grand'Rue in the centre of Strasbourg. His grandfather and father were both musicians; his mother Flora Neubauer, originally from Bavaria, had been a student of Hummel and had met Haydn; she was also a keen singer and dancer.[2] From a Jewish Alsatian family of musicians,[3][4] the original family surname had been Lévy. His father Louis led a respected orchestra, and his brother Léon was a successful performer. When Léon won a place to study violin at the Conservatoire de Paris, the family followed him there.

Waldteufel received his first lessons from his father and from the local musician Joseph Heyberger. After his arrival in Paris he could take classes from Laurent at the Conservatoire de Paris, followed by advanced studies under Marmontel.[2] Among his fellow students was Jules Massenet.

The young Émile was obliged to halt his studies and work at the Scholtus piano factory owing to the financial situation of the family, but soon took a room at rue de Bellefond in order to concentrate on composing.[2] During his time at the Conservatory, Louis Waldteufel's orchestra became famous in Paris, and Émile was frequently invited to play at important events.

At the age of 27, Waldteufel became the court pianist of Empress Eugénie. He also led the orchestra at state balls.[5] His appointment by Napoléon III as the musical director of the balls led him to participation in the events in Biarritz and Compiègne; at the latter he met many other musicians and artists and also accompanied the emperor playing the violin.[2]

In 1868, he married Célestine Dufau, a former singer from Toulouse who had appeared at the Opéra-Comique. They had three children, Louis René, Émile René and Berthe.[2]

At the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, Waldteufel enlisted and was stationed in the Basses-Pyrénées. After the defeat of France the Second French Empire was dissolved and his home town became part of Germany for the rest of his life. After the Empire, the orchestra still played at presidential balls at the Élysée. At this time only a few members of French high society knew of Waldteufel; he was nearly 40 before he became better known.

In October 1874, Waldteufel played at an event that was attended by the then Prince of Wales, future King Edward VII of the United Kingdom. The Prince was enthralled by Waldteufel's Manolo waltz, and was prepared to make Waldteufel's music known in Britain.[6] A long-term contract with the London-based publisher Hopwood & Crew followed. Part of the company belonged to Charles Coote, director of the Coote & Tinney's Band, the first dance orchestra in London. Through these means, Waldteufel's music was performed at Buckingham Palace in front of Queen Victoria. Waldteufel was a major force in the music scene of London and became world-famous. During this period he composed his best known works, many of which are still heard today around the world. He became best known for the waltz "Les Patineurs" (The Ice Skaters), composed in 1882.

Waldteufel gave concerts in several European cities including London in 1885, Berlin in 1889 (where he enjoyed a friendly rivalry with Johann Strauss), and the Paris Opéra Balls in 1890 and 1891. He continued his career as conductor and composer of dance music for the presidential balls until retiring in 1899.

Waldteufel died at his home, 37 rue Saint-Georges in Paris, at the age of 77. He and his wife (who had died the year before) were buried in Père Lachaise.

Waldteufel composed at and for the piano (often for performance at court) before orchestrating many of the works.[7] He conducted with a stick rather than the then-customary violin bow. The typical Waldteufel orchestra consisted of strings and a doubled woodwind section, two cornets, four horns, three trombones, and ophicleide or euphonium, along with percussion. Waldteufel's music can be distinguished from Johann Strauss II's waltzes and polkas in that he used subtle harmonies and gentle phrases, unlike Strauss's more robust approach.[citation needed]

A biography of the Waldteufel family by Andrew Lamb (Skaters' Waltz: The Story of the Waldteufels) was published in 1995.

His waltz Dolorès, Op. 170 (1880) was the basis for the Russian romance Honey, do you hear me (Russian: «Милая, ты услышь меня»).[citation needed]

Works

(with opus number)

  • Kamiesch, march, Op. 5
  • Myosotis, waltz (Vergissmeinnicht), Op. 101
  • Jean qui pleure et Jean qui rit, polka burlesque, Op. 106
  • Bella, polka-mazurka, Op. 113 (1867)
  • Dans les bois, polka-mazurka, Op. 119
  • Les Lointains, waltz, Op. 121
  • Mellow Waltz, Op. 123 (1866)
  • Carolinen, polka, Op. 124
  • Dans les champs, polka-mazurka, Op. 125 (1868)
  • Madeleine, waltz, Op. 126
  • Desirée, polka-mazurka, Op. 132
  • Térésa (also Antoinette), waltz, Op. 133 (1864)
  • Joujou-Polka, Op. 135
  • Manolo, waltz, Op. 140 (1874?)
  • Roses et marguerites, waltz, Op. 141
  • Tout à vous, waltz, Op. 142 (1875)
  • Bien-aimés Waltz, Op. 143 (1875)
  • Entre nous Waltz, Op. 144 (1876)
  • Flots de joie, waltz, Op. 145 (1875)
  • Grand vitesse, galop, Op. 146 (1876)
  • Violettes waltz, Op. 148 (1876)
  • Au revoir, waltz, Op.149 (1876)
  • A toi, waltz, Op. 150
  • Mon rêve, waltz, Op. 151 (1877)
  • Prestissimo, galop, Op. 152 (1877)
  • Hommage aux dames, waltz, Op. 153
  • Les Sirènes, waltz, Op. 154 (1878)
  • Pomona Waltz, Op. 155 (1877)
  • Toujours ou jamais, waltz, Op. 156 (1877)
  • Les Folies, polka, Op. 157 (1878)
  • Très jolie, waltz, Op. 159 (1878)
  • Pluie de diamants, waltz, Op. 160 (1879)
  • La Berceuse, waltz, Op. 161
  • Brune ou blonde, waltz, Op. 162 (1878)
  • Bonne bouche (also Bella bocca), polka, Op. 163 (1879)
  • Gaîté waltz, Op. 164 (1878)
  • Ma charmante waltz, Op. 166 (1879)
  • Autres fois, waltz, Op. 167
  • Minuit, polka, Op. 168
  • Toujours fidèle, waltz, Op. 169 (1879)
  • Dolores Waltz, Op. 170 (1880)
  • Chantilly, waltz, Op. 171 (1880)
  • Solitude, waltz, Op. 174 (1881)
  • Jeunesse dorée, waltz, Op. 175 (1881)
  • Je t'aime, waltz, Op. 177 (1882)
  • La Barcarolle, waltz, Op. 178 (1882)
  • Naples, waltz, Op. 179
  • La Source, waltz, Op. 180 (1882)
  • Trictrac, polka, Op. 181
  • L'Esprit français, polka, Op. 182 (1882)
  • Les Patineurs, waltz, Op. 183 (1882)
  • Mariana, waltz, Op. 185
  • Les Sourires, waltz, Op. 187 (1883)
  • Soirée d'été, waltz, Op. 188 (1883)
  • En Garde!, polka militaire, Op. 189
  • Les Fleurs, waltz, Op. 190 (1883)
  • Estudiantina, waltz, Op. 191 (1883) (arrangement from Paul Lacome's reputed "Duos")
  • Près de toi, waltz, Op. 193
  • Nid d'amour, waltz, Op. 195
  • Jeux d'esprit, polka, Op. 196
  • Camarade, polka, Op. 197
  • Joie envolée, waltz, Op. 198
  • Trésor d'amour, waltz, Op. 199 (1885)
  • Tout en rose, waltz, Op. 200 (1885)
  • Un premier bouquet, waltz, Op. 201 (1885)
  • Rêverie, waltz, Op. 202 (1885)
  • Retour des champs, polka, Op. 203 (1885)
  • Illusion, waltz, Op. 204
  • Ma Voisine, polka, Op. 206 (1886)
  • The Grenadiers, waltz militaire, Op. 207[8]
  • Dans les nuages, waltz, Op. 208 (1886)
  • Idylle, waltz, Op. 209
  • Tendres baisers, waltz, Op. 211
  • La Cinquantaine, polka, Op. 215 (1886)
  • Les Bohémiens, polka, Op. 216 (1887)
  • Tendresse, waltz, Op. 217
  • Coquetterie, waltz, Op. 218 (1887)
  • Tout ou rien, polka, Op. 219 (1887)
  • Acclamations, waltz, Op. 223 (1888)
  • Papillons bleus, waltz, Op. 224
  • Château en Espagne, polka, Op. 225 (1888)
  • Dans tes yeux, waltz, Op. 227
  • Hébé, waltz, Op. 228 (1888)
  • Etincelles, waltz, Op. 229
  • Roses de Noël, waltz, Op. 230 (1889)
  • Rococo-Polka, Op. 232 (1888)
  • Bagatelle, polka, Op. 233
  • Sur la plage, waltz, Op. 234
  • Vision, waltz, Op. 235 (1888)
  • España, waltz, Op. 236 (1886) (after Chabrier)
  • L'Étoile polaire, waltz, Op. 238
  • Par-ci, par-là, polka, Op. 239 (1883)
  • Tout-Paris, waltz, Op. 240 (1889)
  • Ange d'amour, waltz, Op. 241 (1889)
  • Nuée d'oiseaux, polka, Op. 243 (1890)
  • Retour de printemps, waltz, Op. 244
  • Invitation à la gavotte, Op. 246 (1891)
  • Fontaine lumineuse, waltz, Op. 247 (1891)
  • Zig-zag, polka, Op. 248 (1891)
  • Sous la voûte étoilée, waltz, Op. 253 (1892)
  • Souveraine, mazurka, Op. 255 (1893)

(without opus number)

  • Amour et printemps, waltz (1880)
  • Fleurs et baisers, waltz (1904)
  • Béobile, pizzicato (1908?)
  • La Fauvette du temple, waltz (1885) (after Messager)
 
Grave of Émile Waldteufel at Père Lachaise Cemetery

In popular culture

Waldteufel's 1886 waltz España is largely based on Chabrier's España but also includes a section from Chabrier's Une Éducation manquée. Chabrier's rhapsody is also the basis of the melody of the 1956 American popular song "Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)" by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning, made popular by Perry Como in 1956.

A melody from the Estudiantina waltz was used as the tune of an advertising jingle for Rheingold Beer ("My beer, is Rheingold, the dry beer ..."). Estudiantina was played by I Salonisti in James Cameron's 1997 movie Titanic.

References

  1. ^ Griffiths, Paul (2004). The Penguin Companion to Classical Music. London: Penguin UK. p. 2721. ISBN 978-014-190976-9. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e Hering, Pierre. Emile Waldteufel (1837-1915). In: La Musique en Alsace hier et aujourd'hui (Strasbourg: Librairie Istra, 1970, p. 157–162.
  3. ^ Jews in Music, commentary by Dr Gerhard Falk.
  4. ^ Jewish Songwriters and Composers, jinfo.org.
  5. ^ Filon, Augustin (1920). Recollections of the Empress Eugénie. London: Cassell and Company, Ltd. p. 74. Retrieved March 29, 2013. To-night [during the "white overalls" riots following the 1869 elections], gala soirée in honour of the Queen of Holland and the Grand-Duchess Marie of Russia.... Everyone seems anxious and ill at ease, and many throw involuntary glances at the windows which look on the Place du Carrousel, over which an angry mob is swarming. Waldteufel's orchestra plays its most entrancing waltzes, and five or six couples venture on the floor. Waltzing, to-night, is an act of loyalty to the Empire.
  6. ^ "Waldteufel, Emile in Oxford Music Library". Oxford Music Online. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
  7. ^ Sorel, Alexandre. Booklet notes accompanying DVD SODVD 03 - Émile WALDTEUFEL, le STRAUSS français, 2008.
  8. ^ Dedicated to Dan Godfrey, (the basis of "Escort to the Colour", arr. by Ridings, 1978)

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For the American Olympic cyclist see Emile Waldteufel cyclist Charles Emile Waldteufel 9 December 1837 12 February 1915 1 was a French pianist conductor and composer known for his numerous popular salon pieces Portrait of Emile Waldteufel Emile Waldteufel Contents 1 Life 2 Works 2 1 with opus number 2 2 without opus number 3 In popular culture 4 References 5 External linksLife EditEmile Waldteufel German for forest devil was born at 84 Grand Rue in the centre of Strasbourg His grandfather and father were both musicians his mother Flora Neubauer originally from Bavaria had been a student of Hummel and had met Haydn she was also a keen singer and dancer 2 From a Jewish Alsatian family of musicians 3 4 the original family surname had been Levy His father Louis led a respected orchestra and his brother Leon was a successful performer When Leon won a place to study violin at the Conservatoire de Paris the family followed him there Waldteufel received his first lessons from his father and from the local musician Joseph Heyberger After his arrival in Paris he could take classes from Laurent at the Conservatoire de Paris followed by advanced studies under Marmontel 2 Among his fellow students was Jules Massenet The young Emile was obliged to halt his studies and work at the Scholtus piano factory owing to the financial situation of the family but soon took a room at rue de Bellefond in order to concentrate on composing 2 During his time at the Conservatory Louis Waldteufel s orchestra became famous in Paris and Emile was frequently invited to play at important events At the age of 27 Waldteufel became the court pianist of Empress Eugenie He also led the orchestra at state balls 5 His appointment by Napoleon III as the musical director of the balls led him to participation in the events in Biarritz and Compiegne at the latter he met many other musicians and artists and also accompanied the emperor playing the violin 2 In 1868 he married Celestine Dufau a former singer from Toulouse who had appeared at the Opera Comique They had three children Louis Rene Emile Rene and Berthe 2 At the outbreak of the Franco Prussian War in 1870 Waldteufel enlisted and was stationed in the Basses Pyrenees After the defeat of France the Second French Empire was dissolved and his home town became part of Germany for the rest of his life After the Empire the orchestra still played at presidential balls at the Elysee At this time only a few members of French high society knew of Waldteufel he was nearly 40 before he became better known In October 1874 Waldteufel played at an event that was attended by the then Prince of Wales future King Edward VII of the United Kingdom The Prince was enthralled by Waldteufel s Manolo waltz and was prepared to make Waldteufel s music known in Britain 6 A long term contract with the London based publisher Hopwood amp Crew followed Part of the company belonged to Charles Coote director of the Coote amp Tinney s Band the first dance orchestra in London Through these means Waldteufel s music was performed at Buckingham Palace in front of Queen Victoria Waldteufel was a major force in the music scene of London and became world famous During this period he composed his best known works many of which are still heard today around the world He became best known for the waltz Les Patineurs The Ice Skaters composed in 1882 Waldteufel gave concerts in several European cities including London in 1885 Berlin in 1889 where he enjoyed a friendly rivalry with Johann Strauss and the Paris Opera Balls in 1890 and 1891 He continued his career as conductor and composer of dance music for the presidential balls until retiring in 1899 Waldteufel died at his home 37 rue Saint Georges in Paris at the age of 77 He and his wife who had died the year before were buried in Pere Lachaise Waldteufel composed at and for the piano often for performance at court before orchestrating many of the works 7 He conducted with a stick rather than the then customary violin bow The typical Waldteufel orchestra consisted of strings and a doubled woodwind section two cornets four horns three trombones and ophicleide or euphonium along with percussion Waldteufel s music can be distinguished from Johann Strauss II s waltzes and polkas in that he used subtle harmonies and gentle phrases unlike Strauss s more robust approach citation needed A biography of the Waldteufel family by Andrew Lamb Skaters Waltz The Story of the Waldteufels was published in 1995 His waltz Dolores Op 170 1880 was the basis for the Russian romance Honey do you hear me Russian Milaya ty uslysh menya citation needed Works Edit with opus number Edit Kamiesch march Op 5 Myosotis waltz Vergissmeinnicht Op 101 Jean qui pleure et Jean qui rit polka burlesque Op 106 Bella polka mazurka Op 113 1867 Dans les bois polka mazurka Op 119 Les Lointains waltz Op 121 Mellow Waltz Op 123 1866 Carolinen polka Op 124 Dans les champs polka mazurka Op 125 1868 Madeleine waltz Op 126 Desiree polka mazurka Op 132 Teresa also Antoinette waltz Op 133 1864 Joujou Polka Op 135 Manolo waltz Op 140 1874 Roses et marguerites waltz Op 141 Tout a vous waltz Op 142 1875 Bien aimes Waltz Op 143 1875 Entre nous Waltz Op 144 1876 Flots de joie waltz Op 145 1875 Grand vitesse galop Op 146 1876 Violettes waltz Op 148 1876 Au revoir waltz Op 149 1876 A toi waltz Op 150 Mon reve waltz Op 151 1877 Prestissimo galop Op 152 1877 Hommage aux dames waltz Op 153 Les Sirenes waltz Op 154 1878 Pomona Waltz Op 155 1877 Toujours ou jamais waltz Op 156 1877 Les Folies polka Op 157 1878 Tres jolie waltz Op 159 1878 Pluie de diamants waltz Op 160 1879 La Berceuse waltz Op 161 Brune ou blonde waltz Op 162 1878 Bonne bouche also Bella bocca polka Op 163 1879 Gaite waltz Op 164 1878 Ma charmante waltz Op 166 1879 Autres fois waltz Op 167 Minuit polka Op 168 Toujours fidele waltz Op 169 1879 Dolores Waltz Op 170 1880 Chantilly waltz Op 171 1880 Solitude waltz Op 174 1881 Jeunesse doree waltz Op 175 1881 Je t aime waltz Op 177 1882 La Barcarolle waltz Op 178 1882 Naples waltz Op 179 La Source waltz Op 180 1882 Trictrac polka Op 181 L Esprit francais polka Op 182 1882 Les Patineurs waltz Op 183 1882 Mariana waltz Op 185 Les Sourires waltz Op 187 1883 Soiree d ete waltz Op 188 1883 En Garde polka militaire Op 189 Les Fleurs waltz Op 190 1883 Estudiantina waltz Op 191 1883 arrangement from Paul Lacome s reputed Duos Pres de toi waltz Op 193 Nid d amour waltz Op 195 Jeux d esprit polka Op 196 Camarade polka Op 197 Joie envolee waltz Op 198 Tresor d amour waltz Op 199 1885 Tout en rose waltz Op 200 1885 Un premier bouquet waltz Op 201 1885 Reverie waltz Op 202 1885 Retour des champs polka Op 203 1885 Illusion waltz Op 204 Ma Voisine polka Op 206 1886 The Grenadiers waltz militaire Op 207 8 Dans les nuages waltz Op 208 1886 Idylle waltz Op 209 Tendres baisers waltz Op 211 La Cinquantaine polka Op 215 1886 Les Bohemiens polka Op 216 1887 Tendresse waltz Op 217 Coquetterie waltz Op 218 1887 Tout ou rien polka Op 219 1887 Acclamations waltz Op 223 1888 Papillons bleus waltz Op 224 Chateau en Espagne polka Op 225 1888 Dans tes yeux waltz Op 227 Hebe waltz Op 228 1888 Etincelles waltz Op 229 Roses de Noel waltz Op 230 1889 Rococo Polka Op 232 1888 Bagatelle polka Op 233 Sur la plage waltz Op 234 Vision waltz Op 235 1888 Espana waltz Op 236 1886 after Chabrier L Etoile polaire waltz Op 238 Par ci par la polka Op 239 1883 Tout Paris waltz Op 240 1889 Ange d amour waltz Op 241 1889 Nuee d oiseaux polka Op 243 1890 Retour de printemps waltz Op 244 Invitation a la gavotte Op 246 1891 Fontaine lumineuse waltz Op 247 1891 Zig zag polka Op 248 1891 Sous la voute etoilee waltz Op 253 1892 Souveraine mazurka Op 255 1893 without opus number Edit Amour et printemps waltz 1880 Fleurs et baisers waltz 1904 Beobile pizzicato 1908 La Fauvette du temple waltz 1885 after Messager Grave of Emile Waldteufel at Pere Lachaise CemeteryIn popular culture EditWaldteufel s 1886 waltz Espana is largely based on Chabrier s Espana but also includes a section from Chabrier s Une Education manquee Chabrier s rhapsody is also the basis of the melody of the 1956 American popular song Hot Diggity Dog Ziggity Boom by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning made popular by Perry Como in 1956 A melody from the Estudiantina waltz was used as the tune of an advertising jingle for Rheingold Beer My beer is Rheingold the dry beer Estudiantina was played by I Salonisti in James Cameron s 1997 movie Titanic References Edit Griffiths Paul 2004 The Penguin Companion to Classical Music London Penguin UK p 2721 ISBN 978 014 190976 9 Retrieved 23 December 2016 a b c d e Hering Pierre Emile Waldteufel 1837 1915 In La Musique en Alsace hier et aujourd hui Strasbourg Librairie Istra 1970 p 157 162 Jews in Music commentary by Dr Gerhard Falk Jewish Songwriters and Composers jinfo org Filon Augustin 1920 Recollections of the Empress Eugenie London Cassell and Company Ltd p 74 Retrieved March 29 2013 To night during the white overalls riots following the 1869 elections gala soiree in honour of the Queen of Holland and the Grand Duchess Marie of Russia Everyone seems anxious and ill at ease and many throw involuntary glances at the windows which look on the Place du Carrousel over which an angry mob is swarming Waldteufel s orchestra plays its most entrancing waltzes and five or six couples venture on the floor Waltzing to night is an act of loyalty to the Empire Waldteufel Emile in Oxford Music Library Oxford Music Online Retrieved 2008 10 02 Sorel Alexandre Booklet notes accompanying DVD SODVD 03 Emile WALDTEUFEL le STRAUSS francais 2008 Dedicated to Dan Godfrey the basis of Escort to the Colour arr by Ridings 1978 External links EditFree scores by Emile Waldteufel at the International Music Score Library Project IMSLP Orchestre de salon Eugenie A Parisian salon orchestra specialized in French and Parisian dance music between 1850 and 1900 waltz polka quadrilles schottische An important part of their activities and performances is dedicated to Emile Waldteufel Leon Waldteufel the brother and Louis Waldteufel s music Emil Waldteufel recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Emile Waldteufel amp oldid 1130613335, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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