Ernest Gillet (13 September 1856 – 6 May 1940) was a French composer and cellist, the brother of oboist and composer Georges Gillet.
Biography A student at the École Niedermeyer de Paris then of Auguste-Joseph Franchomme at the Conservatoire de Paris, Gillet won the First Prize of the Conservatoire in 1874The Aeolian Pipe-organ and Its Music, 1919, p. 140. and became a cellist of the Orchestre de l'Opéra de Paris (1875–1882).Nelson James Newhard, The Newhard Piano Quartette of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: A Story, 1946, p. 124. Solo cellist of the Concerts Colonne, the Concerts Lamoureux and the Concerts de Monte-Carlo, Gillet obtained a great success with his operetta La Fille de la mère Michel,La Fille de la mère Michel on IMSLP with a libretto by Daniel Riche in 1893 as well as with his piece Loin du bal (1888) that can be heard in the feature film The Dancing Masters with Laurel and Hardy in 1943.
Works Gillet wrote more than four hundred pieces, including: Operetta La Fille de la mère Michel (1893)
Compositions Loin du bal (1888) Marche burlesque Intermezzo Entr'acte, gavotte, for violin and piano Lejos del baile La Lettre de ManonLa lettre de Manon on YouTube Intermezzo lointain Babillage Cortège du Sardar Passepied for cello and piano Canzonetta for cello and piano Au moulin Au village Dans la forêt Douce caresse Doux murmure La toupie Serenade de Pierrot, pièce de caractère Sommeil d'enfant Sous l'ombrage Pizzicati Sérénade impromptu Souvenir d'Espagne Vous êtes charmante!, valse
Bibliography Edmund Sebastian Joseph van der Straeten, History of the Violoncello, the Viol Da Gamba, 1915, p. 537 Florian Bruyas, Histoire de l'opérette en France, 1855-1965, 1974, (p. 336) Oscar Thompson, Bruce Bohle, The International Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians, 1985, p. 822 Benoît Duteurtre, L'opérette en France, 1997, p. 99, Maurice Hinson, Wesley Roberts, The Piano in Chamber Ensemble: An Annotated Guide, 2006, p. 630 Bodewalt Lampe, Stephanie Chase, Popular Classics for Violin and Piano, 2013, p. IX
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External links
Ernest Gillet on ECMF (1918–1944) Ernest Gillet on CND
Méditation on YouTube