About Marie Prestat
Lived 1862 – 1933 (aged 71). Marie Prestat was a French organist, composer and musician.
Marie Joséphine Claire Prestat (1862–1933) was a French organist, pianist, composer and teacher. She was a native of Paris where she spent her entire life. She is known principally as a composer of organ and piano music, vocal works, and pedagogical texts.
Training Marie Prestat began advanced musical studies at a young age at the Conservatoire de Paris. In 1876 - at the age of 14 - she was awarded the Conservatoire's highest diploma (Premier Prix) in Solfège.
Among her teachers at the Conservatoire were: for harmony: Charles Lenepveu, gaining Premier Prix in 1885.
Organist By 1912 Prestat was organist of the Association des Concerts Spirituels at the Sorbonne.
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Who was Marie Prestat?
French organist and composer
When was Marie Prestat born?
Marie Prestat was born on 7 May 1862 in Paris.
When did Marie Prestat die?
Marie Prestat died on 1 September 1933 in Paris.
What was Marie Prestat's occupation?
Marie Prestat was an organist, composer and musician.
What nationality was Marie Prestat?
Marie Prestat was French.
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