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WIDOR, CHARLES MARIE (1845- )

This article appears in Volume V28, Page 620 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: WAT-WIL
WIDOR, CHARLES MARIE (1845- ) ,
French
  composer and organist, was born at Lyons on the 22nd of
February
  1845. He studied first at Lyons, then at Brussels under Lemmens for the organ and Fetis for composition. In 187o he became organist of the
church
  of Saint Sulpice in Paris. He succeeded Cesar
Franck
  as professor of the organ at the Paris Conservatoire, where he was also appointed professor of composition,
counterpoint
  and fugue in 1896. A very prolific composer, he displayed his creative ability in a variety of different styles. His works include an opera, Maitre Ambros (Opera Comique, 1896), La Korrigane (ballet, given at the Opera, 188o), incidental music to Conte d'avril (1885), Les Jacobites (1885) and Jeanne d'Arc (a panto-mime play, 1890), three symphonies, The Walpurgis Night and other works for orchestra, a quintet for strings and piano, trio for piano and strings, a
mass
 ,
psalms
  and other sacred compositions, symphonies for organ, a large number of piano pieces and many songs.


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