Jeannine Richer
Jeannine Paulette Albertine Richer (6 June 1924 - 18 August 2022) was a French composer and music educator who taught music theory and published four books before she began composing.[1][2][3]
Richer was born in Caudebec-en-Caux, France. She studied at the Paris Conservatory and the International Center of Music Research. Her teachers included Max Deutsch, Jean Etienne Marie, and Arnold Schoenberg. After she graduated, Richer taught music theory in Paris at the Ecole Normale de Musique until 1972.[2][4]
Richer’s works were published by Chappell & Co.,[3] Editions Musicales Transatlantiques,[5] Furore-Verlag,[3] G. Billaudot,[6] Henry Lemoine,[3] and M. Eschig.[7] They included:
Books
[edit]- 60 Dictees: Tres Faciles et Faciles[3]
- 65 Dictees: Faciles et de Moyeene Force[3]
- Cinquante Dictees Musicales[3]
- Vingt et une Lecons de Solfege[3]
Music
[edit]Chamber
[edit]- 3e Recueil d' Oeuvres (string bass and piano)[6]
- Alchimies (two violins)[2]
- Alpha Beta Gamma (two Celtic harps)[2]
- Darissimo (oboe)[7]
- En ce Temps-la (12 guitars)[2]
- La Guitar Contemporaine[2]
- Le Lointain Trottoir d’en Face (brass quintet)[2]
- Ligne Interrompue (string bass)[2]
- Memoire (piano, violin and cello)[2]
- Piece (flute)[2]
- Piege VI (guitar)[5]
- Quartet for Saxophones[2]
- Quartet for Trombones[2]
- Rite (20 guitars)[2]
- Rives (guitar)[5]
- String Bass Quartet[8]
- Undecim (brass ensemble)[2]
Electronic
[edit]- Le Crane (biblical text)[2]
- Oiseaux Foux[2]
Opera
[edit]- Parade Cruelle[2]
Orchestra
[edit]- Confrontation[2]
- Periodes (oboe and string orchestra)[2]
Organ/Piano
[edit]- Delta V[2]
- Entrechoquements et Zones Silencieuses[2]
- Hantise[2]
- Miniatures[3]
- Musiquemobile[2]
- Orgue 88 Mineral Fragment I (organ)[3]
- Sonorite[2]
- Tremblements/Derapages[2]
- Triangle (two pianos)[2]
Theatre
[edit]- Les Portes du Chemin[2]
Vocal
[edit]- Anonymes (large chorus and ten instruments)[2]
- Vocal (a capella chorus)[2]
External Links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Stern, Susan (1978). Women composers: a handbook. Metuchen London: the Scarecrow press. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-8108-1138-6.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Books & Music (USA). p. 583. ISBN 978-0-9617485-1-7.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Richer, Jeannine". worldcat.org. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
- ^ Pfitzinger, Scott (2017-03-01). Composer Genealogies: A Compendium of Composers, Their Teachers, and Their Students. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. p. 448. ISBN 978-1-4422-7225-5.
- ^ a b c MacAuslan, Janna; Aspen, Kristan (1997-08-07). Guitar Music by Women Composers: An Annotated Catalog. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 978-0-313-29385-6.
- ^ a b "Contrebasse". worldcat.org. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
- ^ a b "Darissimo : pour hautbois". worldcat.org. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
- ^ Price, Nancy (2016-02-25). Cello and Double Bass Ensemble Music. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-329-92715-5.
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