Eugène Bozza

Eugène Joseph Bozza (April 4, 1905 – September 28, 1991) was a French composer.

Bozza, who studied composition, conducting, and violin at the Paris Conservatoire, was known primarily for his chamber music. Bozza's work includes five symphonies, an opera, a ballet, and many pieces for brass ensemble. His larger works are rarely performed outside his native France.

Career
Career coach, the director of the Ecole Nationale de Musique, in Valenciennes, from 1951 until his retirement in 1975.

Compositions
He is particularly noted for his wind writing, having composed pieces for nearly all of the winds and strings during his academic career (including the saxophone, for which his 1936 "Aria" is an important early composition). His chamber music for winds shows great familiarity with the capabilities of the instruments, often demanding a great deal of technical skill, without losing the expressive, melodic style typical of 20th century French chamber music; his music is part of the standard repertoire for several instruments. Examples include his Scherzo for woodwind quintet, a short and lighthearted piece that requires a fair bit of technical skill.

La légende de Roukmāni, a cantata based on an Indian legend, won him the Prix de Rome in 1934.

List of compositions
Aria (for saxophone) (1936)
Concertino (for alto saxophone and orchestra) (1939)
Symphony No. 1
Symphony No. 2
Symphony No. 3
Symphony No. 4
Symphony No. 5
Opera "Leonidas" (1947)
Ballet "Jeux de plage" (1950)
Improvisation et Caprice (for saxophone) (1952)
Andante et Scherzo (for saxophone quartet) (1957)
Cantata La légende de Roukmāni (1934?)
Scherzo (for woodwind quintet)
18 Études for Oboe
Air de Vielle (for flute or oboe)
Concertino (for tuba and piano)
Trois Pièces (for trombone ensemble) (1964)
Sur Le Cimes (for horn and piano)
En Foret (for horn and piano)
Image (for flute alone)
Rustiques (for trumpet and piano)
Agrestide for flute and piano
Sonatine for flute and bassoon
Jour D'Ete a la Montagne for flute quartet
Variations sur un thème libre (for woodwind quintet, op. 42)(1943)
Badinage pour Trompette Ut ou Si b et Piano
Ballade for bass clarinet