Charles Koechlin

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Charles Koechlin Charles Louis Eugène Koechlin (born November 27, 1867 in Paris, died December 31, 1950 in Canadel) is a French composer, pedagogue and music theorist.

He studied composition at the Paris Conservatoire, first with Jules Massenet, later with Gabriel Fauré. Koechlin's ultimate motto was spiritual freedom and total independence: he did not associate with any artistic group, he did not seek the favor of publishers or performers. He did not follow artistic preconceptions, which made his music difficult to classify, but at the same time conservative and innovative. Although he received several prestigious awards, he was well known and respected as a pedagogue and textbook author.

His most outstanding work is the Le livre de la jungle, inspired by the stories of Rudyard Kipling in the book of the jungle. The cycle, created for almost 40 years, contains three imprints of the orchestral song "Trois poèmes de Kipling" on mezzosoprano, baritone, tenor, chorus and orchestra, op. 18) and four symphonic poems ("La course de printemps" op. 95, "La méditation de Purun Bhagat", 159, "La loi de la jungle", 175, and "Les Bandar-Log" op. These pieces are characterized by rich colors, brilliant instrumentation and politonic harmony.



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