Elisa Delaye-Fuchs (var. Fuchs, Delaye, Fuchs-Delaye) (1872–?) was a Swiss composer and a Professor of Harmony at the Conservatoire de Musique de Genève.[1] Although prolific in her output she is very little known today.

Life

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She was married to the Russian-born Georges Delaye (1863–1949),[2] a flutist, a composer and a professor at the Conservatoire de Musique de Genève.

Works

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  • Op.27. Impressions de voyage[4]

Piano solo

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Songs for solo voice

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Songs: for two voices

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  • Op.2. Adoration[4]
  • Op.119. Canetons et poussin[4]
  • Op1.121. Lapin et mésange[4]
  • Op.122. Petite pomme rouge[4]
  • Op.123. Le Club alpin des escargots[4]
  • Op.130. Quand les chats mangent du pain[4]
  • Op.134. Oh! La bonne dinette[4]'

Theoretical works

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  • Op. 22. Cours de lecture rythmique.[5]
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References

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  1. ^ Minder-Jeanneret, Irene (1995). Femmes musiciennes en Suisse romande La musicienne professionnelle au tournant du siecle dans le miroir de lapresse (1894-1914) (Morges: Editions Cabedita)
  2. ^ Zuber, Serge M. (1993). Musiques d'un siecle in Geneve 1893-1993 (Geneva: Ariana, for the Association des artistes musiciens de Geneve) p.63
  3. ^ a b c 'Category:Fuchs-Delaye, Elisa'. IMSLP Petruccia Music Library. Online resource, accessed 15 May 2021
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Catalogue of the library at the Conservatoire de Musique de Genève. Online resource, accessed 15 May 2021.
  5. ^ 'Delaye-Fuchs, E'. Catalogue of the Biblioteque Nationale de France. Online resource, accessed 15 May 2021
  6. ^ ‘Exordia ad missam’ : my lockdown recordings. Web resource, accessed 27 November 2021.