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Marcel Dupré
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French organist and composer (1886–1971)
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- France
- Active from
- 1886
- Active to
- 1971
Discography
- Le Chemin de la Croix1978
- Dupré: Symphony in G minor / Rheinberger: Organ Concerto no. 1 in F1986
- Orgelwerke1986
- Pierre Cochereau aux grandes orgues de Notre-Dame de Paris1986
- Organ Music1987
- Great European Organs, No. 8: Graham Barber Plays the Klais Organ of Ingolstadt Minster1988
- Les Symphonies pour orgue1991
- Organ Music1991
- The King of Instruments1991
- Symphonies pour orgue1993
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- 3,934
- Total plays
- 48,066
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Marcel Dupré (May 3, 1886 – May 30, 1971), was a French organist, pianist, composer, and pedagogue. Marcel Dupré was born in Rouen (Normandy). Born into a musical family, he was a child prodigy. Dupré entered the Paris Conservatoire in 1904, where he studied with Charles-Marie Widor, Alexandre Guilmant, Louis Vierne, and Louis Diémer. In 1914, Dupré won the Grand Prix de Rome for his cantata, "Psyché". In 1936, he was appointed professor of organ performance and improvisation at the Paris Conse
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1886-05-03 ) 3 May 1886, Rouen , France
- Died
- 30 May 1971 (1971-05-30) (aged 85), Meudon , France
- Occupations
- Composer Organist Academic teacher
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Marcel
- Family name
- Dupré
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Rouen
- Place of death
- Meudon
- Occupation
- pedagogue
- Position held
- director
- Educated at
- Lycée Pierre-Corneille
- Employer
- Conservatoire de Paris
- Languages spoken
- French
- Student of
- Louis Diémer
- Genre
- classical music
- Movement
- classical music
- Instrument
- organ
- Record label
- Philips Records
- Image
- Marcel Dupré à Francfort-sur-le-Main.jpg
- Residence
- Paris
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- Commons category
- Marcel Dupré
- date of birth
- 1886-05-03
- date of death
- 1971-05-30
- name in native language
- Marcel Dupré
- member of
- Académie des beaux-arts
- birth name
- Marcel Jean Jules Dupré
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Encyclopedic overview
Dupré at the grand organ of Notre-Dame de Paris, by Ambrose McEvoy
Marcel Jean-Jules Dupré ( French pronunciation: [maʁsɛl dypʁe]; 3 May 1886 – 30 May 1971) was a French organist, composer, and pedagogue.
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