Georges Caussade
Georges Paul Alphonse Emilien Caussade (20 November 1873 – 5 August 1936) was a French composer, music theorist, and music educator.
Biography
[edit]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.[1][2] 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Hill, Peter; Simeone, Nigel; Simeone, Special Lecturer in Music Bibliography Nigel (2005-01-01). Messiaen. Yale University Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-300-10907-8.
- ^ Dees, Pamela Y. (2002-02-28). A Guide to Piano Music by Women Composers: Volume One, Composers Born Before 1900. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 182. ISBN 978-0-313-01703-2.
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