He composed operas, a ballet, symphonic and chamber music works, as well as music for piano. His 1880
symphonic poemLa Tempête for soloists, chorus and orchestra after
William Shakespeare's The Tempest won the Grand Prix de la Ville de Paris in 1900.[1]
Duvernoy counts composer
Alexander Winkler (1865–1935) and Norah Drewett de Kresz (1882–1960)[2] among his students. His brother was singer and pianist
Edmond Duvernoy.
He died in Paris.
Selected works
Stage
Sardanapale, opera in 3 acts (1882, Paris, Concerts Lamoureux); libretto by Pierre Berton after
Lord Byron
Cléopâtre, scène lyrique for soprano, chorus and orchestra (1885?); words by
Louis Gallet
Vocal
Six Mélodies for voice and piano, Op. 7; Amour (words by
Pierre de Ronsard); La Caravane humaine (
Théophile Gautier); Romance (Th. Gautier); Les Matelots (Th. Gautier); Soupirs (
Sully Prudhomme); La Fuite (Th. Gautier)
Chanson d'amour for voice and piano (1904), words by
Louis Bouilhet
Douces larmes for voice and piano (1905), words by
Paul Gravollet
Chansons de page for tenor or soprano, words by
Stéphane Bordèse
Bibliography
Adolph Goldberg,
Karl Ventzke (et al.): Porträts und Biographien hervorragender Flöten-Virtuosen, -Dilettanten und -Komponisten (Berlin: private print, 1906)
Paul Frank, Wilhelm Altmann: Kurzgefasstes Tonkünstler Lexikon (Regensburg:
Gustav Bosse Verlag [
de], 1936)
Stanley Sadie (ed.): The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (London: Macmillan, 1980)
Lyle G. Wilson: A Dictionary of Pianists (London: Robert Hale, 1985)