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Amédée Gastoué

1873 – 1943

French composer and musicologist

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Lived 1873 – 1943 (aged 70). Amédée Gastoué was a French composer, musicologist, music educator, opera vocal coach and organist.

Amédée Henri Gustave Noël Gastoué (19 March 1873 – 1 June 1943) was a French musicologist and composer.

Biography A Kapellmeister at the , professor of gregorian chant at the Schola Cantorum of Paris, Gastoué was particularly interested in Byzantine music, that of the Middle Ages and Armenian musical art. He also taught choral chant and Medieval music at the Institut catholique de Paris, the Collège Stanislas and the Lycée Montaigne. He was president of the (1934–1936) and remains known for his studies and writings. He was raised to the dignity of Commander of the Pontifical Order of Pope Gregory I by Pope Pius X.

Gastoué is the great-great-grandfather of Emmanuel Trenque, himself an organist and choral conductor.

Studies List according to the « Principaux ouvrages du même auteur » of Graduel et l'antiphonaire romains, histoire et description (fac-similé) Le Graduel et l'antiphonaire romains, histoire et description, Jeanin frères, Lyon 1913, 302 p. (fac-similé). Histoire du chant liturgique à Paris I, Dès origines à la fin des temps carolingiens, Poussielgue, Paris, 86 p. Cours théorique et pratique de plain-chant romain grégorien, Bureau de l'édition de la Schola cantorum, Paris 1904, 222 p. Les Origines du chant romain, l'Antiphonaire grégorien, Alphonse Picard & fils, Paris 1907 Introduction à la Paléographie musicale byzantine; Catalogue des manuscrits de musique byzantine de la Bibliothèque nationale de Paris et des Bibliothèques publiques de France, Société internationale de musique et Geuthner, Paris 1907 Nouvelle méthode pratique de chant grégorien, seule entièrement conforme à l'Édition vaticane, Lecoffre, Paris 1909. Traité d'harmonisation du chant grégorien, Janin frères, Lyon 1910, 130 p. L'Art grégorien, collection Maîtres de la musique, Alcan, Paris, 208 p. Musique et Apologétique : la Musique d'Église, Études historiques, esthétiques et pratiques, Janin frères, Lyon 1911, 284 p.

Musical work Jeanne d'Arc, partition (récits, soli et chœurs, réduction de l'accompagnement au piano), légende en trois parties (Paris, Bonne Presse). Viviane, préludes et musique de scène (for the three-act drama by Georges Gourdon) Cantiques populaires, three series (Paris, Schola). Credo à quatre voix mixtes a cappella pour alterner avec le chant liturgique (same publisher) Petit Salut à deux voix égales et orgue, collection des Sclecla opéra. Messes et motets à plusieurs voix.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Positions held
Chapelmaster, Chairperson
Employers
Lycée Montaigne, Collège Stanislas de Paris, Catholic University of Paris, Schola Cantorum de Paris
Awards
Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great; Prix Charles Blanc; Knight of the Legion of Honour; Officier de l'Instruction publique; Saintour Prize
Also known as
Amedee Gastoue

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Amédée Gastoué's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Amédée Gastoué?

French composer and musicologist (1873–1943)

When was Amédée Gastoué born?

Amédée Gastoué was born on 13 March 1873 in Paris.

When did Amédée Gastoué die?

Amédée Gastoué died on 1 June 1943 in Clamart.

What was Amédée Gastoué's occupation?

Amédée Gastoué was a composer, musicologist, music educator, opera vocal coach and organist.

What nationality was Amédée Gastoué?

Amédée Gastoué was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Amédée Gastoué

· Wikidata: Q482177

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