Draft:Paul Véronge de La Nux

Paul Véronge de La Nux was a French pianist and composer born on June 29, 1853, in Fontainebleau, and died on June 5, 1928, in Paris. Biography The son of Marc Véronge de La Nux (1830-1914), who was the piano teacher of André Gide, Paul grew up surrounded by music and took his first lessons from his father. He then entered the Paris Conservatoire where he studied piano with Georges Mathias and composition with François Bazin. He obtained a first prize in harmony and accompaniment in 1870, a first prize in counterpoint and fugue in 1872, and a second prize in piano. In 1874, he competed for the Prix de Rome and was awarded a Second Grand Prize. In 1876, he won the First Grand Prize, which he shared with Paul Hillemacher, for his cantata "Judith", with lyrics by Paul Alexandre. For his submissions to Rome, he wrote a Symphonic Overture as well as fragments of two operas, "David Rizzio" (1877) and "Lucréce" (1878). Upon his return from the Villa Medici in 1881, he became a vocal coach at the Théâtre de la Renaissance. In 1903, he was appointed Inspector of Music Education, succeeding Gustave Canoby, and remained in this position until his retirement in 1925. He was succeeded by Paul Vidal. As a composer, he wrote numerous songs, piano pieces, chamber music, and a grand opera premiered on May 28, 1890, at the Paris Opera, "Zaïre". He was appointed a Knight of the Legion of Honor in 1892. Works Among his works are: 10 songs for voice and piano, in collection several other songs 3 piano pieces Oriental Suite for piano four hands Contest Solo for trombone with piano accompaniment, a Conservatoire contest piece in 1900 Contest Piece for clarinet with harp or piano accompaniment, a Conservatoire contest piece in 1906 "Zaïre", an opera in 2 acts, with a libretto by Édouard Blau and Louis Besson, based on Voltaire, premiered at the Paris Opera on May 28, 1890 Stage music for "Isora", a play by Adolphe Aderer performed in 1895 at the Théâtre de l'Odéon.