Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1401781 Composed by Irénée Bergé. Arranged by Zellev. 19th Century,Classical,Easter,Holiday,Spiritual. Score. 5 pages. Zellev Music #984968. Published by Zellev Music (A0.1401781). Key Signature: D MajorTime Signature: 3/4Tempo: LentoDifficulty: Advanced IntermediateIrénée Bergé (1867-1926) was a French composer, conductor and instructor who lived in the United States. In spite of confusions between his given name and Irène, Bergé was male. He attended the Conservatoire de Paris where he studied with Jules Massenet and Théodore Dubois. Although not mentioned in his obituaries, Berge apparently also was a tenor. In an 1897 performance of Berlioz's L'enfance du Christ, a reviewer noted Irénée Bergé, a young tenor of excellent schooling, whose voice—though not too powerful—had a very agreeable timbre, and a very distinguished [performance]. He and that of the orchestra....had a grand success. Before immigrating to the United States he was an assistant conductor at Covent Garden. At the invitation of Jeannette Thurber Bergé came to New York in 1902 to teach at the National Conservatory of Music of America. Bergé is known for composing many silent film music cues. These were not written for a specific film but as generic pieces appropriate to the mood of the specific scene. He wrote 2 operas.
