Henri Rabaud

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Henri Rabaud (Paris, 10 November 1873 - Paris, 11 September 1949), was a French composer.

The son of a cellist and a singer, Rabaud studied with Jules Massenet at the Paris Conservatoire, where he succeeded Gabriel Fauré as director in 1920.

Conservative as a composer, he became known for his catch phrase "modernism is the enemy". He was also active as a conductor, and directed the Opéra orchestra for ten years.

Works

Rabaud's comic opera "Mâruf, savetier du Caire" (Mâruf, Cobbler of Cairo) combines the Wagnerian and the exotic. He wrote other operas, including "L’Appel de la Mer" based on Synge’s "Riders to the Sea", as well as incidental music and film scores, such as the 1925 score for Joueur d'échecs (Chess-Player). These have been totally forgotten.

Orchestral music by Rabaud includes a Divertissement on Russian songs and Eglogue, a Virgilian poem for orchestra, as well as the symphonic poem Procession nocturne (which is still occasionally revived and recorded).

His chamber music includes a "Solo de Concours" for Clarinet and Piano - a virtuosic competition piece.

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