La Grande Famille Canivet

Who was Louis CANIVEZ ?

During the last one Laetare, our Pierrots musicians who animate dance, play non-stop this familiar tune of all Fossois, of which the composer is certain Louis Canivet. This year, the society celebrated the 135 years of this music appropriate for our folklore. And in that case, we found an article appeared in The Messenger in 1994, bringing some details on the life of this man who dedicated himself almost completely to the music. One learns in this article, of which we call back main facts, which in the arrival to Pits, it was solo snorkel in the Holy Harmony Marry of Oignies to Aiseau. Under the baguette and after a relentless work, the Philharmonic of Pits obtained brilliant successes.

Louis Canivez, born in Binche on April 24, 1847, was so only 22 years old when he composed the famous music of to us. During the life, he writes more than 800 compositions and also of numerous songs for Jacques Bertrand, a renowned lyric writer. He is so the author of: Country of Charleroi, We Raculotons, The Hymn of the black Country, Sintè hooks èin ‘ keûr beats, Quézène in Mambourg, of famous songs of the black Country which one even hums today. The death arose while he was still composing, it appears. By bringing to the folklore fossois a suited music, he contributed strongly to the success. Because to there, Chinels danced on airs of fifes and drums.

Louis Canivez had 3 threads and 4 girls whose most knew a certain celebrity: Thomas, the elder son, was for a long time a cellist in the Casino of Lausanne, then settled down in Holland where he based a string quartet; the second, Georges had for boss famous Isaïe and in 11 years obtained sound 1 er price for Conservatoire. He settled in Switzerland(Swiss) where he was a music professor and steered various famous formings in this country. His son Richard stayed in Belgium and, after 5 years of captivity in AILLEMAGNE, settled down as farmer to Wépion. Among her daughters, the one was a pianist and a violinist; the other one distinguished itself in the painting and the watercolour. The gifts of artist and musician of Louis Canivet were passed on so in the descent.

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