Gabriel Verdalle

Gabriel Verdalle (1847–1918)^[a] was a French virtuoso harpist and composer who held the position of Principal Harp at the Paris Opera for most of his career.^[1]^[2]

He wrote numerous pieces for solo harp and duets with harp.^[3] Most of his compositions were published by Carl Giessel Jr in Bayreuth between 1898 and 1901^[4] and a reprinted a few years later by Wilhelm Zimmermann in Leipzig.^[5]

Works

With opus

All works are for solo harp unless specified.

Op.1. Andante religioso
Op.2. L'oiseau-mouche
Op.3. Petite marche
Op.4. Aubade
Op.5. Sérénade
Op.6. Romance sans paroles
Op.7. Adagio
Op.8. Valse-Caprice
Op.9. Mazurka
Op.10. Barcarolle
Op.11. Ballade
Op.12. Caprice original
Op.13. Prière
Op.14. Air de ballet
Op.15. Bébé dort!
Op.16. Canzonetta (1898)
Op.18. Méditation pour violoncelle et harpe (cello and harp)
Op.20–22. Trois Romances sans Paroles No. 1. Op. 20 in F. No. 2. Op. 21 in D#. No.3 Op. 22 in F.
Op.20 (bis) Larghetto pour violon et harpe en sol (1898) (violin and harp)
Op.23. Saltarelle
Op.24. Rêverie pour violon et harpe (violin and harp)
Op.26. Cantilène pour violon et harpe (violin and harp)
Op.27. Sevillana
Op.29. Chant d'Amour pour violon et harpe (violin and harp)
Op.30. Mélancolie pour violon et harpe (violin and harp)
Op.32. Larmes et Rires pour violon et harpe (violin and harp)
Op.33. Invocation
Op.34. Doux songe
Op.39. Lucciola
Op.40. Danse slave
Op.41. Légende bretonne
Op.42. Remembrance
Op.43. Recueillement
Op.45. Childish March
Op.46. Leggenda d'amore
Op.67. Primavera
Op.73. Badinage
Op.76. Amoroso
Op.77. Serpoletta
Op.79. Berceuse
Op.84. Fantasia pour harpe en fa majeur (published by Izzo, 1901)
Op.87. Scherzetto
Op. 89 Impromptu

Without opus

Air de ballet No.4
Butterflies, morceau caractéristique
A Capri
Capricciosa, valse lente
Impromptu No.2
Vision
6 Morceaux pour harpe
Ninetta, sérénade andalouse pour piano (1904)
Divertissement pour piano (1902)
Sous l'olivier, mélodie pour voix et harpe (lyrics by Jacques Linerais)
On the Lake

Notes

^ Some authority control records give his year of death as 1915. See, e.g., VIAF 58324843.

References

^ "Gabriel VERDALLE (1847–1918)". musiqueclassique.forumpro.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2024.
^ "Category:Verdalle, Gabriel – IMSLP". imslp.org. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
^ "Butterflies, by Gabriel Verdalle – Elizabeth Jaxon". elizabethjaxon.com. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
^ "Valse caprice Op. 8". www.presser.com. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
^ Zingel, Hans Joachim; Palkovic, Mark (1992). Harp Music in the Nineteenth Century. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. p. 49. ISBN 0-253-36870-7.

External links

Scores by Gabriel Verdalle on archive.org from the International Harp Archives
Free scores by Gabriel Verdalle at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)

[1] Some authority control records give his year of death as 1915. See, e.g., VIAF 58324843.

[2] "Gabriel VERDALLE (1847–1918)". musiqueclassique.forumpro.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2024.

[3] "Category:Verdalle, Gabriel – IMSLP". imslp.org. Retrieved 21 April 2024.

[4] "Butterflies, by Gabriel Verdalle – Elizabeth Jaxon". elizabethjaxon.com. Retrieved 21 April 2024.

[5] "Valse caprice Op. 8". www.presser.com. Retrieved 21 April 2024.

[6] Zingel, Hans Joachim; Palkovic, Mark (1992). Harp Music in the Nineteenth Century. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. p. 49. ISBN 0-253-36870-7.

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