Short bio Arthur Honegger
Birthday:
1892 in Le Havre, France
Died:
1955 in Paris, France
Active:
1900s - 1950s
Genre:
Classical,Stage & Screen
Period:
20th Century, Modern
Full biography Arthur Honegger
Arthur Honegger was a Swiss composer who lived a large part of his life in France. He was born on March 10, 1892, in Le Havre, Seine-Infrieure (now Seine-Maritime), France, and died on November 27, 1955, in Paris. Honegger was a prolific composer who wrote in many genres, including symphonies, operas, songs, music for ballet, and film scores.
He made his Paris compositional debut in 1916 and was commissioned to write the score for a mimed ballet in 1918. Honegger's most famous work is probably his oratorio, "King David," which he composed in 1921. Some of his other notable works include his Symphony No. 2, "Pacific 167" (also known as "Liturgical Symphony"), and his opera "Antigone."
Honegger was part of a group of six young French composers known as "Les Six," who were active in the 1920s and 1930s. The group's members were united by their rejection of contemporary German music and their desire to create a distinctively French style of music.
During World War II , Honegger chose to remain in Paris and joined a resistance group, although he also wrote for German-owned newspapers. He received many awards and honors throughout his career, including the French Legion of Honor and the Grand Prix National de la Musique.
Overall, Arthur Honegger was a talented composer who left an indelible mark on the world of music. His works are still performed and celebrated today, and he remains an important figure in the history of French and Swiss music.
Compositions featuring Arthur Honegger
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colloque, for flute, celesta, violin & viola, H. 216 | 2:20 min | Chamber Music | 1956 |
| 2 | Introduction et Danse, for flute, harp (or piano ad lib), violin, viola & cello, H. 217 | 4:39 min | Chamber Music | 1956 |
| 3 | Petite Pièce, for piano in G major ("Très modéré"), H. 213 | 0:52 min | Keyboard | 1956 |
| 4 | Romance, for flute & piano in G minor, H. 211 | 2:44 min | Chamber Music | 1952 |
| 5 | Une Cantate de Noël, for vocal soloist, chorus, children's chorus & orchestra, H. 212 | 24:14 min | Choral | 1952 |
| 6 | La Rédemption de François Villon, radio music for 2 male voices & orchestra, H. 209 | Vocal Music | 1951 | |
| 7 | Monopartita, for orchestra in F sharp minor, H. 204 | 12:16 min | Orchestral | 1951 |
| 8 | Suite archaique, for orchestra in E minor, H. 203 | 15:00 min | Orchestral | 1950 |
| 9 | Symphony No. 5 in D major ("Di Tre Re"), H. 202 | 22:59 min | Symphony | 1950 |
| 10 | Concerto da camera, reduction for flute, english horn & piano, H. 196 | 16:17 min | Chamber Music | 1949 |
| 11 | Tête d'Or, incidental music for radio play, H. 199 | 17:26 min | Show/Musical | 1949 |
| 12 | Concerto da camera, for flute, english horn & string orchestra, H. 196 | 16:34 min | Concerto | 1948 |
| 13 | Prélude, fugue, postlude, for orchestra (extracted from Amphion), H. 71a | 13:17 min | Orchestral | 1948 |
| 14 | Intrada, for trumpet & piano in C major, H. 193 | 4:29 min | Chamber Music | 1947 |
| 15 | Mimaamaquim (Psalm 130), psalm setting for voice & piano (or orchestra), H. 192 | 3:55 min | Vocal Music | 1946 |
| 16 | Symphony No. 4 ("Deliciae Basiliensis"), H. 191 | 27:20 min | Symphony | 1946 |
| 17 | Un Revenant, film score for orchestra, H. 188 (collaboration with Arthur Hoérée) | 8:49 min | Film Score | 1946 |
| 18 | La douceur de tes yeux, song for voice & piano (Chansons pour voix grave No. 1), H. 184/1 | 1:33 min | Vocal Music | 1945 |
| 19 | Mermoz, suite from film score No. 1 "La traversée des Andes", H. 167a1 | 9:15 min | Orchestral | 1945 |
| 20 | Mermoz, suite from film score No. 2 "Le vol sur l'Atlantique", H. 167a2 | 8:33 min | Orchestral | 1945 |
| 21 | Morceau de Concours, for violin & piano, H. 179 | 2:17 min | Chamber Music | 1945 |
| 22 | Paduana for cello in G major, H. 181 | 2:59 min | Chamber Music | 1945 |
| 23 | Souvenir de Chopin, for piano (Trois Piéces de Un Ami viendra ce soir), H. 183a/1 | 2:10 min | Film Score | 1945 |
| 24 | Symphony No. 3 ("Liturgique"), H. 186 | 30:13 min | Symphony | 1945 |
| 25 | Sérénade à Angélique, for orchestra, H. 182 | 6:31 min | Orchestral | 1945 |
| 26 | Un ami viendra ce soir, film score arranged for piano, H. 183 | Film Score | 1945 | |
| 27 | Ô temps suspends ton vol, song for voice & piano, H. 178 | 2:42 min | Vocal Music | 1945 |
| 28 | Derrière murcie en fleurs, song for voice & piano (a.k.a. Chanson de Marin; Chansons pour voix grave No. 2), H. 184/2 | 2:01 min | Vocal Music | 1944 |
| 29 | Un grand sommeil noir, song for voice & piano or orchestra (Chansons pour voix grave No. 3), H. 184/3 | 1:47 min | Vocal Music | 1944 |
| 30 | Chanson du chariot de Thespis, song for voice & piano (from Le Capitaine Fracasse, No. 3), H. 166a/3 | 2:54 min | Vocal Music | 1943 |
| 31 | Céline (version II), song for voice (or voices) & piano, H. 168b | 1:50 min | Vocal Music | 1943 |
| 32 | Matamore, for piano (Pièces de Le Capitaine Fracasse No. 1), H. 166b/1 | 5:44 min | Keyboard | 1943 |
| 33 | Panis Angelicus, sacred song for voice & piano in B major, H. 169 | 2:15 min | Vocal Music | 1943 |
| 34 | Quand tu verras les hirondelles, song for voice & piano (for film "Un seul amour"), H. 171 | 2:47 min | Film Score | 1943 |
| 35 | Si le mal d'amour, song for voice & piano (for film "Un seul amour"), H. 171 | 1:31 min | Film Score | 1943 |
| 36 | Esquisses (2), for piano, H. 173 | 5:01 min | Keyboard | 1942 |
| 37 | Le Grand Barrage, sound picture ("image musicale") for orchestra, H. 162 | 3:11 min | Orchestral | 1942 |
| 38 | Le Journal tombe à 5 heures, film score arranged for piano, H. 156 | 6:42 min | Film Score | 1942 |
| 39 | Petit Cours de Morale (5), song cycle for voice & piano, H. 148 | 3:03 min | Vocal Music | 1941 |
| 40 | Petits airs sur une basse célèbre, for piano, H. 145 | Keyboard | 1941 | |
| 41 | Psalms (3), psalm settings for voice & piano, H. 144 | 5:00 min | Vocal Music | 1941 |
| 42 | Saluste de Bartas (6), villanelles for voice & piano, H. 152 | 8:01 min | Vocal Music | 1941 |
| 43 | Chansons pour voix grave (4), song cycle for voice & piano, H. 184 | 5:13 min | Vocal Music | 1940 |
| 44 | Christoph Colomb, radio play with music for actors, vocal soloist, chorus & orchestra, H. 140 | 59:49 min | Show/Musical | 1940 |
| 45 | Le Delphinium, song for voice & piano (Poémes de Claudel No. 2), H. 138/2 | 1:41 min | Vocal Music | 1940 |
| 46 | Partita, for 2 pianos, H. 139 | 12:03 min | Keyboard | 1940 |
| 47 | Sonata for solo violin in D minor, H. 143 | 12:56 min | Chamber Music | 1940 |
| 48 | Symphony No. 2, for strings & trumpet ad lib in D major, H. 153 | 24:22 min | Symphony | 1940 |
| 49 | Le Deserteur (ou Je t'attendrai), extract ("fragment symphonique") from film score for orchestra, H. 134 | 9:57 min | Film Score | 1939 |
| 50 | O Salutaris, for voice & piano (or harp), or voice, piano, organ and harp ad lib (from film score, "Cavalcade d'Amour"), H. 136a | 1:50 min | Vocal Music | 1939 |
| 51 | Poèmes de Claudel (3), song cycle for voice & piano, H. 138 | 7:58 min | Vocal Music | 1939 |
| 52 | Farinet ou l'or dans la Montagne, film score for orchestra, H. 130 (collaboration with Arthur Hoérée) | Film Score | 1938 | |
| 53 | La Danse des Morts, oratorio for speaker, 3 vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra, H. 131 | 28:59 min | Choral | 1938 |
| 54 | Nicolas de Flue, oratorio ("légende dramatique") in 3 acts for solo voice, chorus, children's chorus & orchestra, H. 135 | Choral | 1938 | |
| 55 | Chanson de l'eau, song for voice & piano (for film "Miarka, la fille à l'ours"), H. 124a/2 | 1:07 min | Film Score | 1937 |
| 56 | Chanson de la route, song for voice & piano (for film "Miarka, la fille à l'ours"), H. 124a/1 | 1:17 min | Film Score | 1937 |
| 57 | Chansons (2), for voice(s) & piano (for use in spectacle "La constuction d'une cité"), H. 119a | 4:43 min | Vocal Music | 1937 |
| 58 | Marthe Richard au service de la France, film score for orchestra, H. 110 | Film Score | 1937 | |
| 59 | Regain, film score for orchestra, H. 117 | 4:46 min | Film Score | 1937 |
| 60 | Regain, film score suite for orchestra No. 2 (assembled posthumously), H. 117 | 13:30 min | Orchestral | 1937 |
| 61 | Regain, film score suite for orchestra, H. 117 | 12:48 min | Orchestral | 1937 |
| 62 | Scenic Railway, for piano, H. 115 (for collaborative work "Parc d'Attractions--Expo 1937") | 1:37 min | Keyboard | 1937 |
| 63 | Chansons de Nitchevo (2), songs from film for voice & piano, H. 106a | Vocal Music | 1936 | |
| 64 | L'Aiglon, opera, H. 108 | 92:21 min | Opera | 1936 |
| 65 | Nocturne, for orchestra, H. 102 | 8:04 min | Orchestral | 1936 |
| 66 | Prélude: Marche sur la Bastille, incidental music for wind ensemble & chorus ad lib (for the play "Le 14 Julliet"), H. 104 | 4:40 min | Band Music | 1936 |
| 67 | String Quartet No. 3 in E major, H. 114 | 18:03 min | Chamber Music | 1936 |
| 68 | Berceuse, for piano, H. 95 (for collaborative work Bal des Petits Lits blancs) | 0:40 min | Keyboard | 1935 |
| 69 | Chansons (3), songs for voice & piano, H. 127 | 3:04 min | Vocal Music | 1935 |
| 70 | Crime et Châtiment, film score for orchestra, H. 94 | Film Score | 1935 | |
| 71 | Fièvre jaune, song for voice (or voices) & piano ("Le Route de Mandalay"), H. 97 | 4:07 min | Vocal Music | 1935 |
| 72 | Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher, dramatic oratorio for various speakers & vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra, H. 99 | 73:59 min | Choral | 1935 |
| 73 | Les Miserables, film score suite for orchestra, H. 88a | 19:48 min | Orchestral | 1935 |
| 74 | Mayerling, film score for orchestra, H. 101 (collaboration with Maurice Jaubert) | 11:36 min | Film Score | 1935 |
| 75 | Cessez le feu (3), film songs for voice & piano, H. 90a | Vocal Music | 1934 | |
| 76 | L'Idée, film score for ondes martenot & chamber orchestra for animated short, H. 87 | 24:36 min | Film Score | 1934 |
| 77 | Le Démon de l'Himalaya, film score for orchestra (for German film "Der Dämon der Himalaya"), H. 91 | 21:56 min | Film Score | 1934 |
| 78 | Petite Suite, for 2 treble instruments & piano, H. 89 | 4:54 min | Chamber Music | 1934 |
| 79 | String Quartet No. 2 in D major, H. 103 | 20:05 min | Chamber Music | 1934 |
| 80 | Les Misérables, film score for orchestra, H. 88 | 58:51 min | Film Score | 1933 |
| 81 | Le grand étang, chanson for voice & piano ("Chanson du XVe"), H. 82 | 2:10 min | Vocal Music | 1932 |
| 82 | Mouvement symphonique No. 3, for orchestra, H. 83 | 10:30 min | Orchestral | 1932 |
| 83 | Prelude, for double bass & piano in C major, H. 79 | 5:33 min | Chamber Music | 1932 |
| 84 | Prélude, Arioso & Fughette sur le nom de Bach, for piano, H. 81 | 6:09 min | Keyboard | 1932 |
| 85 | Sonatine, for violin & cello in E minor, H. 80 | 15:03 min | Chamber Music | 1932 |
| 86 | Cris du monde, oratorio for 3 vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra, H. 77 | Choral | 1930 | |
| 87 | Amphion, ballet-melodrama for speaker, vocal soloist, 4-part female vocal quartet, chorus & orchestra, H. 71 | 37:23 min | Ballet | 1929 |
| 88 | Cello Concerto in C major, H. 72 | 16:11 min | Concerto | 1929 |
| 89 | J'avais un fidèle amant, for string quartet (or string orchestra), H. 74 | 3:03 min | Chamber Music | 1929 |
| 90 | Les Aventures du Roi Pausole, operetta in 3 acts, H. 76 | 116:54 min | Opera | 1929 |
| 91 | Suite (Partita), for 2 pianos (extracted from "L'impératrice aux rochers"), H. 60c | 12:29 min | Keyboard | 1929 |
| 92 | Symphony No. 1 in C major, H. 75 | 22:37 min | Symphony | 1929 |
| 93 | Vocalise-Étude, for untexted voice & piano, H. 70 | 2:33 min | Vocal Music | 1929 |
| 94 | Prélude et fugue de J. S. Bach, transcription for orchestra in C major (for ballet: Les Noces d'Amour), H. 68b | 5:58 min | Orchestral | 1928 |
| 95 | Rugby, tone poem for orchestra (Mouvement symphonique No. 2), H. 67 | 7:48 min | Orchestral | 1928 |
| 96 | Sur le nom d'Albert Roussel, for piano (for inclusion in "Hommage à Albert Roussel"), H. 69 | 1:42 min | Keyboard | 1928 |
| 97 | Arioso, for violin & piano, H. 214 | 2:55 min | Chamber Music | 1927 |
| 98 | Chansons de "La Petit Sirène" d'Anderson (3), songs for voice & string quartet (or piano), H. 63 | 2:39 min | Vocal Music | 1926 |
| 99 | Napoléon, film score suite for orchestra, H. 64 | 20:53 min | Orchestral | 1926 |
| 100 | Phaedre, incidental music for 8 female vocalists & orchestra, H. 61 | 10:23 min | Show/Musical | 1926 |
| 101 | Hommage du Trombone exprimant la tristesse de l'auteur absent, for trombone & piano, H. 59 | 1:40 min | Chamber Music | 1925 |
| 102 | Judith, opera in 3 acts, H. 57b | 47:02 min | Opera | 1925 |
| 103 | L'impératrice aux rochers, incidental music for solo voice, chorus & orchestra, H. 60 | 30:46 min | Show/Musical | 1925 |
| 104 | Antigone, tragedie lyrique (opera) in 3 acts, H. 65 | Opera | 1924 | |
| 105 | Chanson de Ronsard, song for voice & piano (or orchestra), H. 54 | 1:26 min | Vocal Music | 1924 |
| 106 | Concertino, for piano & orchestra, H. 55 | 10:23 min | Concerto | 1924 |
| 107 | Judith, cantata ("drame biblique") for narrator, 2 solo voices, chorus & orchestra, H. 57a | Choral | 1924 | |
| 108 | Pacific 231, reduction for piano, 4 hands, H. 53 | 6:18 min | Keyboard | 1924 |
| 109 | Chants d'Ariel (2), songs for voice & piano (from La Tempête), H. 48b | 3:24 min | Vocal Music | 1923 |
| 110 | Le roi David, oratorio (Action musicale) for narrator, 3 solo voices, 2 choruses & orchestra, H. 37c | 69:42 min | Choral | 1923 |
| 111 | Mouvements Symphoniques (3), for orchestra, H. 53, 67 & 83 | Orchestral | 1923 | |
| 112 | Pacific 231, symphonic movement for orchestra (Mouvement symphonique No. 1), H. 53 | 6:27 min | Orchestral | 1923 |
| 113 | Prélude pour La Tempête, prelude for orchestra, H. 48a | 5:08 min | Orchestral | 1923 |
| 114 | Antigone, for oboe, english horn & harp ("for Jean Cocteau"), H. 45 | Chamber Music | 1922 | |
| 115 | Chant de joie, for orchestra, H. 47 | 6:08 min | Orchestral | 1922 |
| 116 | Contrepoints (3), for flute, English horn, violin & cello, H. 43 | 4:13 min | Chamber Music | 1922 |
| 117 | La Roue, overture from film score for orchestra, H. 44 | Film Score | 1922 | |
| 118 | Danse de la chèvre, for solo flute, H. 39 | 3:47 min | Chamber Music | 1921 |
| 119 | Horace victorieux, "mimed symphony" for orchestra ("Symphonie mimée"), H. 38 | 20:31 min | Orchestral | 1921 |
| 120 | Le Cahier Romand (5), suite for piano, H. 52 | 6:32 min | Keyboard | 1921 |
| 121 | Le roi David, oratorio (Psaume symphonique) for narrator, 3 solo voices, 2 choruses & chamber orchestra, H. 37b | 69:49 min | Choral | 1921 |
| 122 | Marche funèbre (La Noce massacrée), ballet insert for orchestra (for Les Mariés de la Tour Eiffel), H. 35 | 3:46 min | Ballet | 1921 |
| 123 | Pastorale d'été, reduction for piano, 4 hands, H. 31 | 7:35 min | Keyboard | 1921 |
| 124 | Skating Rink, ballet (symphonie chorégraphique) for orchestra, H. 40 | 18:38 min | Ballet | 1921 |
| 125 | Sonatine, for clarinet (or cello) & piano, H. 42 | 6:07 min | Chamber Music | 1921 |
| 126 | C'est à cette heure-ci, for voice & string quartet or piano (Pâques à New York No. 1), H. 30/1 | 2:25 min | Vocal Music | 1920 |
| 127 | Dic nobis Maria, for voice & string quartet or piano (Pâques à New York No. 3), H. 30/3 | 2:12 min | Vocal Music | 1920 |
| 128 | Faîtes, Seigneur, for voice & string quartet or piano (Pâques à New York No. 2), H. 30/2 | 2:09 min | Vocal Music | 1920 |
| 129 | Hymne, for string orchestra in B minor, H. 33 | 7:07 min | Orchestral | 1920 |
| 130 | Pastorale d'été, symphonic poem for chamber orchestra, H. 31 | 8:17 min | Orchestral | 1920 |
| 131 | Poésies de Jean Cocteau (6), song cycle for voice & piano (or string quartet), H. 51 | 5:46 min | Vocal Music | 1920 |
| 132 | Pâques à New York (3), song cycle for voice & string quartet or piano, H. 30 | 6:30 min | Vocal Music | 1920 |
| 133 | Sarabande, for piano (for inclusion in "Album des Six"), H. 26 | 1:39 min | Keyboard | 1920 |
| 134 | Sonata for cello & piano in D minor, H. 32 | 15:07 min | Chamber Music | 1920 |
| 135 | Sonata for viola & piano, H. 28 | 16:25 min | Chamber Music | 1920 |
| 136 | Sonatine, for 2 violins in G major, H. 29 | 7:49 min | Chamber Music | 1920 |
| 137 | Pièces Brèves (7), for piano, H. 25 | 7:02 min | Keyboard | 1919 |
| 138 | Sonata for violin & piano No. 2 in B major, H. 24 | 11:25 min | Chamber Music | 1919 |
| 139 | Cantique de Pâques, for soloists, female chorus & orchestra, H. 18 | 6:02 min | Choral | 1918 |
| 140 | Le Dit des Jeux du Monde, ballet for chamber orchestra, H. 19 | 42:53 min | Ballet | 1918 |
| 141 | Le Chant de Nigamon, for orchestra, H. 16 | 10:24 min | Orchestral | 1917 |
| 142 | Les cloches, song for voice & piano (Poèmes d'Apollinaire No. 6), H. 12/6 | 1:54 min | Vocal Music | 1917 |
| 143 | Nature morte, song for voice & piano, H. 11 | 2:09 min | Vocal Music | 1917 |
| 144 | Pieces (2), for organ ("Fugue et Choral"), H. 14 | 8:24 min | Keyboard | 1917 |
| 145 | Rapsodie, for 2 flutes (or flute & oboe), clarinet & piano (or 2 violins, viola & piano), H. 13 | 9:24 min | Chamber Music | 1917 |
| 146 | Chanson de fol, song for voice & piano (Poèmes de Paul Fort No. 3), H. 9/3 | 0:56 min | Vocal Music | 1916 |
| 147 | Clothide, song for voice & piano (Poèmes d'Apollinaire No. 2), H. 12/2 | 1:41 min | Vocal Music | 1916 |
| 148 | Poèmes de Paul Fort (3), song cycle for voice & piano, H. 9 | 6:43 min | Vocal Music | 1916 |
| 149 | Prélude pour Aglavaine st Sélysette, for orchestra, H. 10 | 7:46 min | Orchestral | 1916 |
| 150 | Sonata for violin & piano No. 1 in C sharp minor, H. 17 | 20:35 min | Chamber Music | 1916 |
| 151 | Toccata and Variations, for piano, H. 8 | 13:18 min | Keyboard | 1916 |
| 152 | Automne, song for voice & piano (Poèmes d'Apollinaire No. 3), H. 12/3 | 2:39 min | Vocal Music | 1915 |
| 153 | Hommage à Ravel, for piano (Trois pièces 1919 No. 2), H. 23/2 | 2:58 min | Keyboard | 1915 |
| 154 | Pieces (3), for piano, H. 23 | 6:04 min | Keyboard | 1915 |
| 155 | Poèmes d'Apollinaire (6), song cycle for voice & piano, H. 12 | 9:28 min | Vocal Music | 1915 |
| 156 | Piano Trio in F minor, H. 6 | 4:50 min | Chamber Music | 1914 |
| 157 | Poèmes (4), song cycle for voice & piano, H. 7 | 9:53 min | Vocal Music | 1914 |
| 158 | String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, H. 15 | 26:51 min | Chamber Music | 1913 |
| 159 | Sonata for violin & piano No. 0 in D minor, H. 3 | 24:51 min | Chamber Music | 1912 |
| 160 | Pièces (3), for piano, H. 1 | Keyboard | 1909 | |
| 161 | Sonata for violin & piano No. 1 in C minor, H. vi/1 | 25:27 min | Chamber Music | 1908 |
| 162 | Sonata for violin & piano No. 2 in F major, H. vi/2 | 15:45 min | Chamber Music | 1908 |
| 163 | Sonata for violin & piano No. 3 in C major, H. vi/3 | 24:36 min | Chamber Music | 1908 |
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