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French organist, composer, and pedagogue

Maurice Georges Eugène Le Boucher (25 May 1882 – 9 September 1964), was a French organist, composer, and pedagogue.

Le Boucher was born in Isigny-sur-Mer. In 1904, he entered the Conservatoire de Paris, where he was a student of Gabriel Fauré. In 1907, Le Boucher won the prestigious Grand Prix de Rome. Later, he became professor at the École Niedermeyer and organist at St. Germain-l'Auxerrois in Paris. He wrote an Organ Symphony in E major, which was published in 1917 by Éditions Leduc, Paris. He wrote a drama on Oscar Wilde la Duchesse de Padoue which was published by Salabert in 1931. In 1920, he was appointed as director of the Montpellier Conservatory, a post he held for 22 years. His students included André David.

Le Boucher died in 1964 in Paris.

Works

  • Symphonie pour orgue en Mi Majeur (1917)
  • Ballade en Ré Mineur, clarinet and orchestra (clarinet and piano)
  • La Duchesse de Padoue (libretto by P. Grosfil after Wilde) (1931)

References

  1. Arnold, Corliss Richard (1995-01-01). Organ Literature: Biographical Catalog. Scarecrow Press. p. 496. ISBN 978-1-4616-7025-4. Le Boucher, Maurice-Georges-Eugène b Isigny-sur-Mer, France, May 25, 1882; d Paris, Sept 9, 1964. Pupil of Fauré; ...
  2. ^ Broad, Stephen (2016-05-06). Olivier Messiaen: Journalism 1935–1939. Routledge. pp. (unpaginated). ISBN 978-1-317-08592-8. Maurice Le Boucher (1882-1964): Winner of Prix de Rome in 1907, he taught at the Ecole Niedermeyer and was organist of Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois.
  3. Auzolle, Cécile (2015). La création lyrique en France depuis 1900: contexte, livrets, marges. Le spectaculaire (in French). Groupe de recherche Opéra en France, Groupe de recherche Opéra en France. Rennes: Presses universitaires de Rennes. pp. 209–224. ISBN 978-2-7535-4172-6. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Professeur à l'école Niedermayer et organiste de l'église Saint-Germain-L'auxerrois, il est nommé directeur du Conservatoire de Montpellier en 1920 et occupe ce poste pendant 22 ans.
  4. Hanauer, Claus-Dieter (November 2008). "L'amour Français Französische Trompetenmusik" (PDF). naxosmusiclibrary.com. Hannes Rox. p. 20. ARS38541. Retrieved 13 January 2025. Le Boucher's most famous student in Montpellier was the composer André David.
  5. "Maurice Le Boucher (1882-1964)". data.bnf.fr. Retrieved 2025-01-13. Death: Paris, 12e arrondissement (France), 09-09-1964.
  6. Salomé, Théodore (1894). Douze pièces nouvelles pour orgue ou piano-pédalier: op. 59 [Twelve new pieces for organ or pedal piano: op. 59] (in French). Alphonse Leduc. p. 80. Le Boucher, Symphonie en mi majeur (7")
  7. Gee, Harry R. (1981). Clarinet Solos de Concours, 1897-1980: An Annotated Bibliography. Indiana University Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-253-13577-3. Maurice Le Boucher (1882-1964): Ballade en Ré Mineur (6' 15").

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