Francine Aubin
Francine Aubin | |
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Aubin's grave in the Père Lachaise Cemetery | |
| Born | Francine Agnès Gisèle Marie-Thérèse Tremblot de la Croix 6 February 1938 Paris, France |
| Died | 14 August 2016 (aged 78) |
| Spouse | Tony Aubin |
Francine Aubin (6 February 1938 – 14 August 2016) was a French composer, educator, conductor, and painter.[1][2] She is most remembered for her variety of music for wind instruments.
Life
Francine Aubin was born on 6 February 1938, in Paris to Richard Tremblot de la Croix and Marie-Thérèse Mauchauffée, the youngest of their five children.[3] Her birth name was Francine Agnès Gisèle Marie-Thérèse Tremblot de la Croix.[1] She began her musical studies at the Troyes Conservatory, taking classes in harmony, flute, piano, and music theory.[1] Aubin continued her education at the Paris Conservatory, where she studied composition with Tony Aubin, whom she would later marry.[4][5] In 1958, Francine earned the conservatory's first prize in composition. She continued on to win both the Grand Prize in composition at the Divonne-les-Bains International Competition and the first prize for piano improvisation at the Lyon International Competition.[6]
In 1969, she became the first woman to earn a Certificat d'aptitude aux fonctions de directeur de conservatoire from the conservatory.[1]
Amongst her achievements, Aubin became the director of the municipal conservatory of the 12th arrondissement of Paris, and in 1989 began her tenure as the director of the Rueil-Malmaison Conservatory and its associated symphony orchestra.[7] Between 1970 and 1973, she took a pause from composing music to focus on her painting, which was often in a pointillist style.[8] Aubin exhibited under the name "Tremblot de la Croix" or sometimes even just "Tremblot."[3]
Aubin died on 14 August 2016.[1]
Selected Works
Source:[9]
Solo and chamber music
- 12 Études-caprices pour clarinette
- Ainsi racontent les nuages: saxophone alto mi bémol et piano
- Amulettes et grigris: percussion et piano
- Aquarelles: pour flûte et piano
- Ballade du gitan for bassoon and piano
- Berceuse pour Olivier: flûte ou hautbois et piano
- Chanson dans la rue: pour saxophone alto mi♭ et piano
- Concerto pour saxophone alto et piano
- Concerto pour tuba et piano
- Concerto pour violoncello et piano
- Deux pièces en forme de jazz: pour clarinette si♭ et piano
- L'amour espiègle, pour 8 cors
Works for orchestra
- Concerto: clarinette sib et orchestre à cordes
- Concerto Pour Ariane for double bass and orchestra
- Concerto pour cor et orchestre à cordes
- Concerto pour orgue et orchestre
- Symphonie (n°1) Allégorique
- Symphonie (n°2) de l'Espoir
- Symphonie juive
- Symphonie Kiev
References
- ^ a b c d e Launay, Florence. "AUBIN Francine". Présence compositrices (in French). Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "Francine Aubin (1938-2016)". data.bnf.fr (in French). Retrieved 6 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Francine Aubin". Clarinet Music By Women. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ A.M.C. (October 2016). "Hommage à Francine Aubin" (PDF). Rueil Infos (340): 24.
- ^ "Tony Aubin". www.musimem.com. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
- ^ "IN MEMORIAM, Francine Aubin, (1938-2016)" (PDF). La vie en Champagne. 89: 56. January–March 2017.
- ^ "Francine AUBIN, sa biographie. Les oeuvres de Francine AUBIN en vente sur edrmartin.com" [Francine Aubin, Her Biography. Francine Aubin's Works for Sale on Edrmartin.com]. www.edrmartin.com (in French). Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "Francine Tremblot de la Croix Original Oil Painting French Garden Impressionist | #1881461427". Worthpoint. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
- ^ "Francine Aubin (1938-2016)". data.bnf.fr (in French). Retrieved 6 May 2025.