biography
pronunciation:
[emanüel]
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| lived:
| (1862–1938)
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| biography:
| Composer and musicologist, born in Bar-sur-Aube, EC France. He entered the Conservatoire in 1880 and was a pupil of Bourgault-Ducoudray, whom he later succeeded. He was excluded by Delibes from the competition for the Prix de Rome. He was master of the chapel at Sainte-Clotilde (1904–7). His ‘Sonate pour clarinette, flûte et piano’ (1907) is typical of his classical culture. His extraordinary evocative power was deployed with Prométhée Enchaîné (1916–18) and the lyrical tragedy Salamine, performed in 1929. Awarded Docteur-es-lettres for Essai sur l'Orchestique grècque, his research on extra-oriental modes opened the way for Migot and Messiaen, who were amongst his pupils. |
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