Marcelle Henriette Marie Villin (8 May 1921 – 29 March 2022) was a French composer and organist who published her music under the name "Marcelle Villin."[1]
Biography
Marcelle Henriette Marie Villin was born in
Plomion.[2] She studied music at the
Conservatoire de Lille with Kara Chatteley and
Edmond Gaujac, and received the Conservatoire's First Prize. Villin later studied at the Collegium Musicum de France and gave organ recitals throughout the United States and France.[3] She was the organist at Sacre Coeur Church in
Antibes.[4]
Villin's music has been published by Editions Musicales Transatlantiques,[5] Gerard Billaudot[6] and
Henry Lemoine. She died on 29 March 2022, at the age of 100.[7][8] Her works include:[9]
Chamber
Badinage (violin and piano)
Chant d'Amour Mystique (violin and organ)
Dans ta Demeur, Seigneur (violin and organ)
Extrait Tuerkesse (violin and piano)
Lui et Elle (violin and piano)
Nos Ames s'Elancent vers Toi, Seigneur Jesus (violin and piano or organ)
Piano/Organ
Adoration pour une Nuit de Noel (organ)
Alors se Dressant, Il Commanda au Vent et a la Mer