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Alfred Denis Cortot was a Franco-Swiss pianist, conductor, and teacher who was one of the most renowned classical musicians of the 20th century. He was especially valued for his poetic insight into Romantic piano works, particularly those of Chopin, Saint-Saëns and Schumann.
Gilbert Amy is a French composer and conductor.
Westenholz is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Pierre Gabaye (1930-2000) was a French composer.
Caussade is a commune in the district of Montauban, located in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region in the south of France.
Cheaveau is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Morel is a French surname.
Jean-Louis Petit is a French composer, conductor and organist. He studied composition with Georges Moineau and organ with Arsène Muzerelle at the Conservatoire de Reims before he studied under Simone Plé-Caussade and Olivier Messiaen at the Conservatoire de Paris. He joined courses in conducting with Leon Barzin at the Schola Cantorum, Franco Ferrara in Venice, Igor Markevitch in Madrid, Monaco und Santiago, Chile and Pierre Boulez in Basel.
Eugène Lapierre was a Canadian organist, composer, journalist, writer on music, arts administrator, and music educator. He was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal in 1935 and the King George VI Coronation Medal in 1937. In 1963 he was named Chevalier of the Order of Malta and in 1966 he received the Bene merenti de patria from the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society. He is the great uncle of composer Yves Lapierre.
Georges-Émile Tanguay was a Canadian composer, organist, pianist, and music educator. An associate of the Canadian Music Centre, his compositional output is relatively small; consisting of 4 orchestral works, 4 chamber music pieces, 9 works for solo piano, 2 works for solo organ, and 4 choral works. The library at Université Laval holds many of his original manuscripts and his personal papers. In 2018, to mark the Canadian Sesquicentennial, a performance of Tanguay's Pavane was recorded by the Symphonova Orchestra. The recording is available through the Canadian Music Centre.
Vallerand is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Antoine Geoffroy-Dechaume was a French musicologist, organist and harpsichordist. As a musicologist he was considered "the leading French pioneer in the field of early music, both in the way it should be performed and in respect for the original scores of 16th, 17th and 18th century composers." His research and writings, especially his book The Secrets of Early Music, or the search for its interpretation (1964), is credited as the catalyst for the revived interest in French baroque music by the classical music world during the 1970s. He was named a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur by the government of France.
Plé is a French surname that may refer to
Antoine Bouchard was a Canadian organist, composer, Roman Catholic priest, writer on music, organ builder, and music educator. He performed as an organist in the USA, France, and throughout eastern and central Canada. His recordings include Hommage à Henri Gagnon which included music by Henri Gagnon and two works by Bouchard: Postlude and Messe de Requiem. His music has been published by Ostiguy - Heritage Publishers. He wrote articles on organ building and organ performance for several Canadian music journals and for the European Music Council.
Jean Déré was a French music educator and composer.
Yves de la Casinière, or Yves Chiron de la Casinière was a French musician, composer and music educator.
Desportes is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include:
