Maurice Le Boucher

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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 Paris Conservatory, 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 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.

External links

http://www.musimem.com/prix-rome-1900-1909.htm

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 71659336 LCCN: no96050015 ISNI: 0000 0000 8151 8880 GND: 103853421 BNF: cb14819031r

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Name	Le Boucher, Maurice
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Short description	French musician
Date of birth	25 May 1882
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Date of death	9 September 1964
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