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Henri David Gagnebin (13 March 1886 – 1 June 1977) was a Belgian-born Swiss composer.
Early life
Gagnebin was born on 13 March 1886 in Liège, the son of Henri-Auguste Gagnebin, a pastor, and Adolphine Heshuysen, a native of the Netherlands. He had at least one brother, Élie, who was later a professor at the University of Lausanne.
Career
His first studies were in Bienne and Lausanne. He studied the piano with Auguste Laufer and harmony with Justin Bischoff. In 1905, he spent eight months in Berlin, where he studied composition with Richard Rössler. In 1908, he moved to Paris, where he studied the organ with Louis Vierne and composition with Vincent d'Indy. He stayed there for eight years, during which he was organist at the Lutheran Church of the Redemption. In 1916, he became organist at the Temple de Saint-Jean in Lausanne, and also taught courses at the conservatory. In 1925, he was invited to become director of the conservatory at Geneva, where he remained until his retirement in 1961.
Gagnebin worked in most musical genres, with the exception of opera: he wrote symphonies, two ballets, a trio, four quartets, a large number of pieces for various instrumental groups, four toccatas for the piano, a piano concerto, more than one hundred pieces on Huguenot psalms, two church sonatas and a number of organ pieces. He was also a frequent contributor to music periodicals, including La Tribune de Genève.
Death
Gagnebin died in Geneva on 1 June 1977.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Universitas Jenewa
- Henri Gagnebin
- Gagnebin
- List of people from Liège
- Elie Gagnebin
- List of jurors of the International Chopin Piano Competition
- List of music students by teacher: T to Z
- Louis Vierne
- List of symphony composers
- Conservatoire de Musique de Genève
- University of Music and Performing Arts Graz
