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Marcel Dupré (May 3, 1886–May 30, 1971), was a French organist and composer. He was natural around Rouen in France, the boy of Albert Dupré & Alice Chauvière. From either the musical personal, he was an early prodigy. He began at a Paris Conservatoire in 1904, and exposed under Charles-Marie Widor, Alexandre Guilmant, Louis Vierne and Diémar. Dupré won a Grand Prix de Rome in 1914 for his cantata Psyché. Around 1926, he returned to the Conservatory when Prof of Organ. He became famed throughout Europe & U.S.The. for his organ recitals (further than 2000), which around 1920 involved the recital series of Ten concerts of the complete works of Johann Sebastian Bach by memory. Inside 1934 Dupré succeded Widor at a organ post of St. Sulpice around Paris. Inside 1947, he was appointed General Director of the American Conservatory. Dupré was director of the Fontainebleau Conservatoire from either 1947 to 1954 & of the Paris Conservatoire from 1954 to 1956. As the composer he produced a wide-ranging work of 65 piece of music counts, & he as well taught 2 generations of globe-famous organists like Olivier Messiaen, Jehan Alain, Pierre Cochereau, Jean Guillou, Alexander Schreiner, Virgil Fox, Michael Murray, Marie-Madeleine Durufle-Chevalier, Gaston Litaize, Marie Claire Alain, Rolande Falcinelli, Jeanne Demessieux and Jean Langlais. Additionally to his have compositions Dupré produced editions of the organ workds of Bach, Handel, Mozart, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Franck & others. He likewise wrote many theoretical works, including vade mecum in harmony, organ building, a philoshopy of music, acoustics & improvisation, & an organ method. A focal point of his works was universally a organ. All the same, his compositional body of work includes non single organ works however too works for piano, orchestra & choir, when well as chamber music. He died inside 1971 within Meudon (near Paris). Brim over the hundred different recordings of his function come available.
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Marcel Dupré Entry in the Classical Composers Database with detailed information about his life and his compositional techniques. Marcel Dupré (1886-1971) Biography beginning with his precocious childhood and balancing his creative and performing abilities. Includes Guild Music discography. Organ Composers: Marcel Dupré Listing from BYU with biographical notes, photograph, special points of interest, and major works. Marcel Dupré: Choral Works Notes for Guild Music CD offer detailed focus on vocal music, a neglected aspect of the composer's repertoire. Kunst der Fuge | Marcel Dupré MIDI files (freely downloadable) mostly of organ works. Marcel Dupre Brief biographical sketch centered on his organ-playing and compositions with Naxos discography. Marcel Duprè Karadar dictionary entry with life, related composer links, and MIDI audio of his Prelude No. 1 for Organ. |
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