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Bozza Eugène Joseph
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Agrestide for Flute and piano, Op. 44
J. Bozza: "Agrestide" for flute and piano, Op. 44 was written for the Paris Conservatoire contest in 1942 and was dedicated to Gaston Crunelle, a professor at the Paris Conservatoire. The first performances were given in July 1942 by Crunelle's students during their final degree examinations (the premier prix contests).
In 1942, Crunelle had only recently succeeded Marcel Moyse as the flute professor in 1941. Bozza's dedication to Crunelle signaled a new era in the French flute tradition, as Crunelle went on to teach a massive number of future international stars, including Jean-Pierre Rampal and James Galway.
The year 1942 was a period of extreme duality for Bozza, marked by professional triumph occurring under the shadow of the Nazi Occupation of Paris. Despite the hardships of World War II, the Paris Conservatoire continued to function as a bastion of French cultural identity. Bozza, as a leading figure in the "Leduc" circle of composers, was tasked with creating works that maintained the prestige of the French Woodwind School. He had perfected a formula that blended academic rigor with Impressionistic "color," making his works the standard test for technical and musical maturity.
The title Agrestide (meaning "rustic" or "of the fields") reflects the pastoral, "Pan-like" character common in French flute music of this era.
Qiaochu Li (piano), live performance at radio of France studio, 2017
Agrestide
Ben Corbin (piano), live performance at University of Texas at Austin, 2015
Agrestide
Bozza Eugène Joseph
Eugène Bozza (1905-1991) was a French violinist and composer, and is mostly known as one of the most prolific composers of chamber music for wind instruments. Born in Nice, he started his musical training with his father, who was a violinist. At the age of eleven, he entered the Royal Conservatory of Saint Cecilia of Rome. He completed his studies there in 1919 at the age of seventeen, receiving a diploma in violin. In 1922, Bozza entered the Paris Conservatory of Music, studying violin with Edouard Nadaud.
In 1924, he graduated with the first prize in violin and took a position of solo violinist with L 'L'Orchestre de Pasdeloup in 1925. Five years later, Bozza reentered the Paris Conservatory to study
conducting with Henri Rabaud. In 1931, while completing his military service, he was awarded the first prize in conducting. Later that year, he was appointed to the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo as conductor, where he stayed for one year.
In 1932, he entered the Paris Conservatory for the third time to study composition with Henri Büsser.
In 1934, after winning the first prize in composition, he was awarded the Premier Grand Prix de Rome for his work Légende de Roukmani.
Upon returning from Rome, Bozza was appointed Chef d'Orchestre at the Opera Comique in 1938, where he worked until 1950. During that time, he composed most of his compositions for woodwinds.
In 1950, he became the director of the Ecole Nationale de Musique in Valenciennes, France, a post he held until his retirement in 1975. During these years, Bozza composed most of his chamber music compositions.
Despite a vast spectrum of large-scale works, Bozza is mostly known as a composer of various instrumental works. Among his key works: concertos for tuba, clarinet, and French horn,an Aria for Alto Saxophone and Piano, Image for solo flute.