- Source: Georges Caussade
Georges Paul Alphonse Emilien Caussade (20 November 1873 – 5 August 1936) was a French composer, music theorist, and music educator.
Biography
Born in Port Louis, Mauritius, he joined the faculty of the Conservatoire de Paris in 1905 as a teacher of counterpoint. He began teaching fugue at the school as well in 1921; a position his wife, composer Simone Plé-Caussade, took over in 1928.
Among his notable students were members of Les Six, such as Georges Auric and Germaine Tailleferre. Other students included Jehan Alain, Elsa Barraine, Lili Boulanger, Jean-Yves Daniel-Lesur, Georges Dandelot, Claude Delvincourt, Léon Destroismaisons, Georges Hugon, Jeanne Leleu, Eugène Lapierre, Gaston Litaize, Paul Pierné, Georges-Émile Tanguay, Henri Tomasi, Marcel Tournier, and Marios Varvoglis.
In 1931 he published a book on the subject of harmony, Technique de l'harmonie. His most notable compositions are the operas Selgar et Moina and Légende de Saint George.
Caussade died aged 62 in Chanteloup-les-Vignes.
See also
See: List of music students by teacher: C to F#Georges Caussade.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Daftar stasiun SNCF di Midi-Pyrénées
- Komune di departemen Tarn-et-Garonne
- Daftar penulis Katolik
- Georges Caussade
- List of music students by teacher: C to F
- Caussade (surname)
- Lili Boulanger
- Caussade
- November 20
- Maurice Duruflé
- Marios Varvoglis
- Georges-Émile Tanguay
- Simone Plé-Caussade
