Jehan Alain
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French organist and composer (1911-1940)
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It is catalogued under topics including 1911 births, 1940 deaths and 20th-century French classical composers.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1911
- Died
- 1940
- Works
- 3
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3,533
- Total plays
- 31,916
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Jehan Ariste Alain (February 3, 1911 – June 20, 1940) was a French organist and composer. Alain was born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye in the western suburbs of Paris. His father, Albert Alain (1880-1971) was an enthusiastic organist, composer and organ-builder who had studied with Alexandre Guilmant and Louis Vierne. Jehan received his initial training in the piano from Augustin Pierson, the organist of Saint-Louis at Versailles, and in the organ from his father, who had built a four-manual instrum
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Paul
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of death
- Saumur
- Father
- Albert Alain
- Sibling
- Marie-Claire Alain
- Occupation
- choir director
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Award
- mort pour la France
- Student of
- Paul Dukas
- Genre
- classical music
- Movement
- classical music
- Instrument
- organ
- Conflict
- World War II
- Image
- Jehan Alain 1938.jpg
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- Commons category
- Jehan Alain
- date of birth
- 1911-02-03
- date of death
- 1940-06-20
- place of burial
- Pecqueuse
- name in native language
- Jehan Alain
- birth name
- Jehan Ariste Paul Alain
- P8168
- Professor Green
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