Edouard Mignan
Édouard Mignan (born March 17, 1884 in Orléans , † September 17, 1969 in Paris ) was a French organist and composer.
Life
Mignan became organist at the church of Saint Paterne in his native city at the age of fourteen . He studied the organ with Alexandre Guilmant and Louis Vierne and won the first Second Grand Prix de Rome in 1912 .
In 1917 he succeeded Roger Boucher as organist at the Saint Thomas d 'Aquin church in Paris, and in 1935 he succeeded the late Henri Dallier at the Cavaillé-Coll organ in the La Madeleine church . He held this position until 1962.
Mignan was considered an excellent organ improviser. His students included u. a. Francis Chapelet and the Canadian organist Georges-Émile Tanguay . He composed orchestral suites, sacred choral works and motets as well as organ works, including the 12 Pièces nouvelles and Toccata Médiévale .
literature
- Rollin Smith: Louis Vierne: organist of Notre-Dame Cathedral . Pendragon Press, 1999, ISBN 1-57647-004-0 , p. 199; 201 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
Individual evidence
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Henri Dallier |
Titular organist of the La Madeleine organ 1935–1962 |
Jeanne Demessieux |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mignan, Edouard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French organist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 17, 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Orleans |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th September 1969 |
| Place of death | Paris |