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Edith Lejet | |
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| Born | 19 July 1941 Paris, German-occupied France |
| Died | 15 July 2024 (aged 82) |
| Genres | Contemporary music |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, music educator |
| Website | http://www.edith-lejet.com/english/home.php |
Édith Lejet (19 July 1941 – 15 July 2024) was a French composer and music educator.
Born in Paris, Lejet studied with Marcel Beaufils (aesthetics), Henri Challan (harmony), Marcel Bitsch (counterpoint and fugue), Jean Rivier and Andre Jolivet (composition) at the Paris Conservatory. She lived at the Casa de Velázquez in Madrid from 1968 to 1970. She began teaching harmony at the Sorbonne (1970–1972) and then became professor at the National Conservatory of Music and Dance in Paris. In 2004, she was appointed professor of composition at the École Normale de Musique de Paris Alfred Cortot. [1] Lejet died on 15 July 2024, at the age of 82. [2]
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