Hélène Robert-Mazel (active 1832-1857)[1] was a French composer, pianist, singer and teacher.[2] She composed songs, a cantata, and educational pieces for children. Her works were listed through at least opus 9.[3][4][5]

Little is known about Robert-Mazel other than her concert appearances and publications. She performed as a pianist and singer, frequently using her own compositions, at the Strasbourg Theater; “Mrs. Long’s” residence in Berkeley Square in London; and at the Salons de Pape and other venues in Paris. Contemporary reviews noted that she “. . . achieved incredible feats as a singer, as well as a piano player and composer."[6]

Robert-Mazel set texts by several authors to music and collaborated (probably in performance) with the brothers Alexandre and Théophile Tilmant (cello and violin), the horn player Louis-François Dauprat, and the singer Laure Cinti-Damoreau. She settled in Montpellier, France, around 1850, where she taught voice and piano, mainly to children.[6] Her textbooks for teaching children were frequently reprinted and were highly recommended by the French composer and music critic Adolphe Adam.[7]

Robert-Mazel’s works were published by Alexandre Cotelle[5] and Schott Music.[8] They included:

Books

  • Guide Musical de L’enfance[6]

Music

Chamber

  • L’etoile (arranged for guitar)[8]

Orchestra

  • Le Jugement Dernier (cantata)[9]

Piano

  • Album (1839)[5]
  • L’enthousiasme, opus 9[5]
  • Les Souvenirs de Bade[5]
  • Six Waltzes, opus 4[5]
  • Variations opus 1, 2 and 3[5]

Voice

  • “A Mon Pere”[10]
  • Album: Ballades, Melodies et Romances (1837; text by Felix Solar)[8]
  • Children’s Concerts (collection; text by Thérèse Marie Augusta Élie de Beaumont)[11]
  • Eight Romances (published as Album de Mlle. H. Robert-Mazel)[3]
  • “Garde à toi, Fleurette” (text by Mme. Du Bouchet)[11]
  • “Jeanne d’Harvilliers” (text by Felix Solar)[12]
  • “L’arabe et Xon Coursier”[3]
  • “L’aspect des Bois”[3]
  • “L’esprit de Marais” (text by Felix Solar)[13]
  • “L’etoile” (text by Felix Solar)[1]
  • “L’orage a la Grande Chartreuse” (text by Felix Solar)[1]
  • “La Luciole”[3]
  • “Le Douanier et le Dogue” (text by Felix Solar)[1]
  • “Le Duel” (text by Felix Solar)[12]
  • “Les Deux Ames” (text by Felix Solar)[12]
  • “Les Deux Captifs” (soprano and alto)[3]
  • “Les Deux Etoiles ou les Yeux de Nella!” (text by Auguste Bressier)[11]
  • “Les Violettes” (text by Felix Solar)[12]
  • “Marie” (text by Felix Solar)[12]
  • “Un Souvenir”[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Hélène Robert-Mazel Song Texts | LiederNet". www.lieder.net. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
  2. ^ Wier, Albert E. (1938). The Macmillan Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians. New York: The Macmillan Company. p. 1558.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Books & Music (USA). p. 587. ISBN 978-0-9617485-1-7.
  4. ^ Stern, Susan (1978). Women composers: a handbook. Metuchen, N.J: Scarecrow Press. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-8108-1138-6.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Robert-Mazel, Hélène - Ernest Reyer" (in French). Retrieved 2025-03-21.
  6. ^ a b c "Robert-Mazel, Hélène - Sophie Drinker Institut". www.sophie-drinker-institut.de. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
  7. ^ a b Laurance, Anya (1978). Women of Notes: 1,000 Women Composers Born Before 1900. New York: Richards Rosen Press Inc. p. 62.
  8. ^ a b c "Hélène Robert-Mazel - Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek". www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-03-21.
  9. ^ Elson, Arthur (1903). Woman's Work in Music: Being an Account of Her Influence on the Art, in Ancient as Well as Modern Times; a Summary of Her Musical Compositions, in the Different Countries of the Civilized World; and an Estimate of Their Rank in Comparison with Those of Men. L.C. Page. p. 190.
  10. ^ Stewart-Green, Miriam (1980). Women composers: A checklist of works for the solo voice. A reference publication in women's studies. Boston, Mass: Hall. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-8161-8498-9.
  11. ^ a b c d "Hélène Robert-Mazel". data.bnf.fr (in French). Retrieved 2025-03-21.
  12. ^ a b c d e Les ouvertures de parties du jeu des échecs (in French). Dentu. 1889.
  13. ^ L' esprit des marais: Ballade : à Madame de Lavenay (in French). Alessandre Cotelle, Editeur. 1830.
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