Ave Maria
Composer: Eugčne Gigout (1844-1925),
s.a.
| Recording: not available |
|
| MIDI / Lyrics: not available |
|
| Score: not available (Publ.
Durand) |
|
A biographical dictionary of musicians
(ed. Theodore Baker)
G. Schirmer, 1905 - Biography & Autobiography - 695 pages |
 |
Gigout Eugene organ virtuoso and sacred comp b Nancy France
Mar 23 1844
Began mus studies in the mattrise of Nancy cath at 13 he entered the
Niedermeyer School at Paris in which he subsequently taught for over 20
years Also for a time pupil of Saint Saens Since 1863 G has been organist at
the ch of St Augustin he has won fame as a concert organist in France
England Germanv Switzerland Spain and Italy In 1S85 he founded at Paris an
organ school subsidized by the government from which many excellent pupils
have
graduated As a comp he is a devotee of the severe style has publ numerous
large organ pieces more than 300 Gregorian and plain song compositions an
Album Gregorien in 2 vol s a vol of Pieces breves and vocal morceaux Is an
esteemed mus writer and critic Commander of the order of Isabella la
Catolica officer of public instruction since 1835 and Chev of the Legion of
Honor since 1895 |
 
Please notify us of any broken/defective links
Page last modified:
November 01, 2011
Return to my homepage:
www.avemariasongs.org
| 
avemariasongs.org
