6-473: The Prix Rossini for composition was a prize for young librettist and composers which was granted by the French Académie des Beaux-Arts . The prize was funded by a provision in composer Gioachino Rossini 's will which took effect in 1878 after the death of his widow. First and second prize winners received funding for their winning work to be performed in a prestigious ceremony which was managed by
12-479: A list of previous members, see: " List of Académie des Beaux-Arts members: Painting ". For a list of previous members, see: " List of Académie des Beaux-Arts members: Sculpture " For a list of previous members, see: " List of Académie des Beaux-Arts members: Architecture " For a list of previous members, see: " List of Académie des Beaux-Arts members: Engraving " For a list of previous members, see: " List of Académie des Beaux-Arts members: Music " For
18-584: Is a French learned society based in Paris . It is one of the five academies of the Institut de France . The current president of the academy (2021) is Alain-Charles Perrot , a French architect . The academy was created in 1816 in Paris as a merger of the Académie de peinture et de sculpture (Academy of Painting and Sculpture, founded 1648), the Académie de musique (Academy of Music, founded in 1669) and
24-693: The Académie d'architecture (Academy of Architecture, founded in 1671). Currently, the Académie des Beaux-Arts provides several awards including five dedicated prizes: Previously the Académie granted the Prix Rossini for excellence in libretto or music composition. Constituted around the notion of multidisciplinarity, the Académie des Beaux-Arts brings together sixty-three members within nine artistic sections, sixteen foreign associate members and sixty-three corresponding members. The members are grouped into nine sections: Current members: For
30-581: The Société des Concerts of the Institut de France , also associated with the Paris Conservatoire . The first award of the prize in 1881 was to librettist Paul Collin and composer Marie, Countess of Grandval for the oratorio La fille de Jaïre . It was first planned to present the works in a concert two weeks post-season every two years, but because of the expense and difficulty of producing
36-613: The large-scale events, it was decided to award the prize on three year cycle instead. In 1893 the presentation was moved to two weeks pre-season. The Société des Concerts presented six productions between 1885 and 1911, all for composers who went on to establish successful careers. In 2004 the prize was still awarded to musicians. Winners of the Prix Rossini include: Acad%C3%A9mie des Beaux-Arts The Académie des Beaux-Arts ( French pronunciation: [akademi de boz‿aʁ] ; lit. ' Academy of Fine Arts ' )
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