Juliette Toutain | |
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![]() Juliette Toutain, from a 1903 photograph | |
Born | July 22, 1877 Trouville-sur-Mer |
Died | 1948 |
Other names | Juliette Toutain-Grün |
Occupation(s) | Pianist, organist, composer |
Notable work | "Les Menottes" (1908) |
Spouse | Jules-Alexandre Grün |
Marie Juliette Toutain (July 22, 1877 – 1948) was a French pianist, organist, and composer.
Toutain was born in Trouville-sur-Mer in Normandy, the daughter of Jules Toutain and Théodorine Poret. Her father was a naval administrator; her mother was a piano builder who knew many musicians in Paris. She trained at the Conservatoire de Paris, [1] where she studied composition with Gabriel Fauré and Auguste Chapuis, and was a prize-winning piano student of Raoul Pugno and Paul Vidal, and a top organ student of Alexandre Guilmant. [2] She completed her studies at the Conservatoire in 1902. [3] That year an American publication reported that "to a sufficient technic this young lady adds a charm and individuality of her own," adding that she was "the cause of a great deal of discussion at present. Although quite young, she has gained at the Conservatoire the first prizes for piano, organ, accompaniment, and harmony." [4]
Despite her impressive training and international reputation, [5] Toutain faced significant barriers on the basis of gender. [6] Her family disapproved, and major competitions, such as the Prix de Rome, either did not accept women entrants, or made no practical arrangements for their attendance. [3] [7] Her efforts to participate, while unsuccessful, opened doors for other women's participation. [8] [9] [10]
After her marriage in 1904, Toutain-Grün performed in concerts and wrote musical settings for poems by Albert Samain, Robert de la Villehervé, and Amédée-Louis Hettich to music, and wrote ten piano pieces called "Les Menottes" ("The Handcuffs", 1908). She composed a cantata on the beatification of Joan of Arc, which was performed at the dedication of a statue in Trouville in 1910. [6]
Toutain was organist at the Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours church in Trouville. Louis Vierne's Suite Bourguignonne for piano (1899) was dedicated to her. [1]
Toutain married artist Jules-Alexandre Grün in 1904. [11] They had a son, Jean. Her husband died from Parkinson's disease in 1938, and she died in 1948. [12]
Juliette Toutain | |
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![]() Juliette Toutain, from a 1903 photograph | |
Born | July 22, 1877 Trouville-sur-Mer |
Died | 1948 |
Other names | Juliette Toutain-Grün |
Occupation(s) | Pianist, organist, composer |
Notable work | "Les Menottes" (1908) |
Spouse | Jules-Alexandre Grün |
Marie Juliette Toutain (July 22, 1877 – 1948) was a French pianist, organist, and composer.
Toutain was born in Trouville-sur-Mer in Normandy, the daughter of Jules Toutain and Théodorine Poret. Her father was a naval administrator; her mother was a piano builder who knew many musicians in Paris. She trained at the Conservatoire de Paris, [1] where she studied composition with Gabriel Fauré and Auguste Chapuis, and was a prize-winning piano student of Raoul Pugno and Paul Vidal, and a top organ student of Alexandre Guilmant. [2] She completed her studies at the Conservatoire in 1902. [3] That year an American publication reported that "to a sufficient technic this young lady adds a charm and individuality of her own," adding that she was "the cause of a great deal of discussion at present. Although quite young, she has gained at the Conservatoire the first prizes for piano, organ, accompaniment, and harmony." [4]
Despite her impressive training and international reputation, [5] Toutain faced significant barriers on the basis of gender. [6] Her family disapproved, and major competitions, such as the Prix de Rome, either did not accept women entrants, or made no practical arrangements for their attendance. [3] [7] Her efforts to participate, while unsuccessful, opened doors for other women's participation. [8] [9] [10]
After her marriage in 1904, Toutain-Grün performed in concerts and wrote musical settings for poems by Albert Samain, Robert de la Villehervé, and Amédée-Louis Hettich to music, and wrote ten piano pieces called "Les Menottes" ("The Handcuffs", 1908). She composed a cantata on the beatification of Joan of Arc, which was performed at the dedication of a statue in Trouville in 1910. [6]
Toutain was organist at the Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours church in Trouville. Louis Vierne's Suite Bourguignonne for piano (1899) was dedicated to her. [1]
Toutain married artist Jules-Alexandre Grün in 1904. [11] They had a son, Jean. Her husband died from Parkinson's disease in 1938, and she died in 1948. [12]