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Louis Rosoor (September 1883 – March 1969) was a French cellist,〔Edmund Sebastian Joseph van der Straeten. ''History of the violoncello, the viol da gamba, their precursors and collateral instruments: with biographies of all the most eminent players of every country, Volume 2''. AMS Press, 1976, p. 656.〕 performer and teacher. == Biography == Louis Rosoor was born in Tourcoing (in northern France), 1 September 1883. He studied cello first with Emile Dienne at the conservatory of Lille and then with Jules Loeb at the conservatory of Paris.〔pp. 168–169.〕 He started being solo violoncello at the Concerts Hasselmans〔Louis, Alphonse Hasselmans' son, who conducted and organized concerts in Paris before making a conductor's career in the US.〕 then, in 1909, succeeded to the famous cellist André Hekking as cello professor in the conservatory of Bordeaux, position that he kept until 1953.〔p. 299.〕 He was also teaching Chamber music.〔p. 203.〕 He has been member of juries in the conservatories of Paris〔Anne Bongrain. ''Le Conservatoire national de musique et de déclamation, 1900–1930 : documents historiques et administratifs''. VRIN, 2012, pp. 222, 223 & 276 (fr).〕 and Toulouse.〔(''Le midi socialiste'', July 1, 1917 ) (fr).〕 He played in various chamber music ensembles: the Marsick Quartet (with whom he traveled through Europe and stayed three months in Cairo〔), the Thibaud〔Joseph, pianist, brother of violinist Jacques Thibaud.〕 – Arthur – Rosoor Trio (1909–1945), the Gaspard Quartet (1910–1940),〔p. 87.〕 the Quartet of Bordeaux〔p. 204〕 as well as with Francis Planté, in duo, trio with Noëla Cousin playing violin and in Piano quartet with also Marie-Valentine Rosoor, his wife, playing viola (1921–1927).〔''Le Ménestrel'', (June 10, 1921 ) and (May 14, 1926 ), (''Le Petit Parisien'', June 8, 1926 ) and ( ''La Revue Limousine'', July 1, 1927 ) (fr).〕 He gave quite a number of concerts, most in Bordeaux〔(Evelyn T. Walker. ''A Graduation in Bordeaux.'' The American Journal of Nursing, Vol. 37, No. 10 (Oct., 1937), pp. 1124–1126 ).〕 and around (e.g. in Arcachon 〔where he had, with Claude Debussy, a play-through of his Sonata for cello (see pp. 52–53 as well as (Moray Welsh, ''The Pierrot Puzzle'' )).〕 from 1910 to 1926) including in Spain, but also some in Paris where he was one of the earliest performers of pieces like Debussy's sonata 〔p. 53.〕 – accompanied by pianist Paule Dencausse,〔who, after her marriage with Georges Carrère, got a son, Louis, who married the one who hence became Hélène Carrère d'Encausse.〕 Fauré's second sonata or Vincent d'Indy's trio, all rehearsed with their composers.〔Jean et Bernard Guerin. ''Des hommes et des activités – autour d'un demi-siecle''. Editions B.E.B., 1957, p. 615 (fr).〕 He was close to, or even played with, other composers like Maurice Ravel,〔(''Le Ménestrel'', February 1921 ) (fr).〕 Jean Roger-Ducasse,〔(''Revue Française de Musique'', February 1, 1913, p. 518-519 ) (fr).〕 Guy Ropartz,〔(''Le Ménestrel'', January 1921, pp. 5–6 ) (fr).〕 Albert Roussel,〔(''Le Ménestrel'', December 2, 1921 (col. 1) ) (fr).〕 Florent Schmitt〔(''Revue Française de Musique'', March 10, 1914, p. 402 ) (fr).〕 or Charles Tournemire〔(''Le Courrier Musical'', May 15, 1911, p. 359 ) (fr).〕 and performers like Lucien Capet,〔 Claire Croiza,〔 Paul Loyonnet or Blanche Selva.〔 Julien Fernand Vaubourgoin dedicated his Sonata for piano and cello to him.〔p. 234.〕 He played a Testore cello at the beginning of his career〔p. 54.〕 and, later, a Gigli ; occasionally〔(''Les Spectacles'', September 21, 1923 ) (fr).〕 a Tecchler. He was one of ''Le Violoncelle'' magazine's main contributors since its first edition in March 1922. He was the author of a transcription of seven Bach ''Inventions'' called "''Sept pièces pour deux violoncelles concertants ou pour violon et violoncelle – sans accompagnement de piano''", still edited today. He recorded in 1933 by Gramophone-His Master's Voice (K-6960 et K-7027).〔(« CHARM », the AHRC Research Centre for the History and Analysis of Recorded Music ).〕 His interpretations were broadcast on the "T.S.F." radio (1933–1938). He transcribed the Mozart Sonata for bassoon and cello (K.292/196c) into a cello concerto, of which he inscribed in 1938 a reduction for cello and piano to Maurice Eisenberg.〔The copy sent by Louis Rosoor to Maurice Eisenberg is (held at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro ).〕 Main founder of the Society of Chamber Music of Bordeaux,〔François Lesure. ''Dictionnaire musical des villes de province''. Klincksieck, 1999, p. 103 (fr).〕 he remained, as well as his wife Marie-Valentine, Technical Adviser for a long time.〔 Louis Rosoor has been an outstanding actor in the musical activity of Bordeaux in the first half of the 20th century. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Louis Rosoor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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