The first inhabitants of Madagascar had their autochtone music with very different styles and more than 350 traditional music instruments since millenaries.
1) The King RADAMA 1 (1810-1828) introduced the Harmonium and the Solfa for the education and the development of his people via the Welsh Protestant missionnaries.
2) The King RADAMA II (1861-1863), player of the Valiha traditional music instrument, introduced the first Piano and the Solfege via the French Jean Laborde and the Rev. Father Marc Finaz. This king was a gifted musician, pianist, who composed some masterpieces, such as "Mokatejy" (My Cottage) or "Rahodra" (My Wood), "Kalokalon-dRadama" (Romance of Radama), "Arahaba" (Bonjour). He introduced also other music instruments, such as the Clarinet and the Cornet à piston. Then, royal hymns were composed.
3) The Queens RASOHERINA (1863-1868), RANAVALONA II (1868-1883) and RANAVALONA III (1883-1896) were melomanes of sacred music and religious music.
4) The Queen RANAVALONA II (1868-1883) inaugurated the Royal Temple of Anatirova Antananarivo on July 20th, 1869. Then, she introduced the first Grand Orgue à Tuyaux in Madagascar for this Royal Temple.
5) The Queen RANAVALONA III (1883-1896) introduced other music instruments, such as the Guitar, the Alto, the Flûte traversière and the Mandoline.
6) At the time of the Queen RANAVALONA III (1883-1896), the Pastor JOSEFA ANDRIANAIVORAVELONA (1835-1897), Chapelain of the Royal Temple, was a musician and a composer. Then, the Professor SAMUEL RATANY (1856-1854), who educated the children and the youngs at the Royal Palace, was also a musician and a composer. After that, RAMBOATIANA, Chief of musicians at the Royal Palace, composed also hymns and other musics.
7) The Prince Dr. JOSEPH RASAMIMANANA, 12Hrs (1867-1935), Laureate of the Faculté de Médecine de Lyon (1891), Surgeon stagiaire from Val-de-Grâce in Paris, Professor at the Royal Academy of Medicine, first Malagasy scientific Outstanding Scholar, musician, was specialist of the traditional music instrument called Valihan' Andriana, and he became a Classical Pianist. He introduced Classical Vals for Piano after his return from Europe to Madagascar.
8) A Malagasy Military Orchestra from Madagascar performed Music with perfection at the Exposition Universelle de Paris in 1900. Then, a group of traditional musicians from Madagascar performed Traditional Music at this Exposition. After that, partitions for Classical Piano were published from original music of Madagascar in France.
9) Then, the musician FELIX RASOANAIVO, Classical Pianist, Composer, was among the first promotion and Laureate of the Conservatoire National de Musique de Montpellier in 1900's. Moreover, he published some musical partitions of his compositions for Classical Piano in France.
10) After that, the musician GILBERT LALAO RAONY, earned the 2nd Prix de Flûte traversière of the Conservatoire National de Musique de Paris in 1906.
11) The musician, pianist and composer NORBERT RAHARISOA (1913-1961), former student of the Conservatoire National de Musique de Paris, composed the future National Anthem "Ry Tanindrazanay Malala" in 1946. Then, he emigrated in Slovenia where the Symphonic Orchestra of the Radio in Slovenia perfomed someones of his compositions.
12) The multi-instrumentist musician GILLES RAMIARISON, Conductor of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Antananarivo, who composed 300 songs, hymns and music, such as the famous "Zanahary O, Tahio ny Tanindrazanay", was a former musician of the National Conservatory of Music in Paris (2ème Prix de Saxophone et Professorat de Musique) in 1960-1962...
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Antananarivo, May 07, 2020.
Prince Dr. Ndriana RABARIOELINA, PhD, ThD,
International Concertist, Composer, Conductor of Orchestra.
4) The Queen RANAVALONA II (1868-1883) inaugurated the Royal Temple of Anatirova Antananarivo on July 20th, 1869. Then, she introduced the first Grand Orgue à Tuyaux in Madagascar for this Royal Temple.
5) The Queen RANAVALONA III (1883-1896) introduced other music instruments, such as the Guitar, the Alto, the Flûte traversière and the Mandoline.
6) At the time of the Queen RANAVALONA III (1883-1896), the Pastor JOSEFA ANDRIANAIVORAVELONA (1835-1897), Chapelain of the Royal Temple, was a musician and a composer. Then, the Professor SAMUEL RATANY (1856-1854), who educated the children and the youngs at the Royal Palace, was also a musician and a composer. After that, RAMBOATIANA, Chief of musicians at the Royal Palace, composed also hymns and other musics.
7) The Prince Dr. JOSEPH RASAMIMANANA, 12Hrs (1867-1935), Laureate of the Faculté de Médecine de Lyon (1891), Surgeon stagiaire from Val-de-Grâce in Paris, Professor at the Royal Academy of Medicine, first Malagasy scientific Outstanding Scholar, musician, was specialist of the traditional music instrument called Valihan' Andriana, and he became a Classical Pianist. He introduced Classical Vals for Piano after his return from Europe to Madagascar.
8) A Malagasy Military Orchestra from Madagascar performed Music with perfection at the Exposition Universelle de Paris in 1900. Then, a group of traditional musicians from Madagascar performed Traditional Music at this Exposition. After that, partitions for Classical Piano were published from original music of Madagascar in France.
9) Then, the musician FELIX RASOANAIVO, Classical Pianist, Composer, was among the first promotion and Laureate of the Conservatoire National de Musique de Montpellier in 1900's. Moreover, he published some musical partitions of his compositions for Classical Piano in France.
10) After that, the musician GILBERT LALAO RAONY, earned the 2nd Prix de Flûte traversière of the Conservatoire National de Musique de Paris in 1906.
11) The musician, pianist and composer NORBERT RAHARISOA (1913-1961), former student of the Conservatoire National de Musique de Paris, composed the future National Anthem "Ry Tanindrazanay Malala" in 1946. Then, he emigrated in Slovenia where the Symphonic Orchestra of the Radio in Slovenia perfomed someones of his compositions.
12) The multi-instrumentist musician GILLES RAMIARISON, Conductor of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Antananarivo, who composed 300 songs, hymns and music, such as the famous "Zanahary O, Tahio ny Tanindrazanay", was a former musician of the National Conservatory of Music in Paris (2ème Prix de Saxophone et Professorat de Musique) in 1960-1962...
(à suivre)
Antananarivo, May 07, 2020.
Prince Dr. Ndriana RABARIOELINA, PhD, ThD,
International Concertist, Composer, Conductor of Orchestra.
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