André Gouzes
André Gouzes (born June 6, 1943 in Brusque , Aveyron ) is a French church musician , composer , priest and writer .
Life
Gouzes, who entered the Dominican order in 1963, studied theology and music in Paris. Gouzes is an important representative of contemporary church music. He composed numerous masses based on Orthodox music and antiphonal chants for the Liturgy of the Hours, a total of around three thousand compositions that are often performed in France as part of the Catholic liturgy.
He wrote the liturgy chorale du peuple de Dieu and built the Sylvanès monastery (between Toulouse and Montpellier) as a center for sacred music, spirituality and ecumenism. In July and August, the Abbey hosts the Festival international de musique sacrée de Sylvanès .
In 2006 André Gouzes was made a knight of the Légion d'honneur .
In God's praise of 2013 there are the following chants by André Gouzes:
- 95 You light from the light (Kv)
- 177.2 I believe in God (creed)
- 722 Lamb of God
- Ö 786 Take and eat the body of the Lord (Catholic Church Austria)
Works
- Sylvanès: histoire d'une passion , 1991, ISBN 978-2-220-06215-0 .
- Le rosaire de Fra Angelico: méditations de Catherine de Sienne , Éditions du Cerf, 1995, ISBN 2-204-05196-9 .
- Une Église condamnée à renaître , entretiens avec Philippe Baud, Éd. Saint-Augustin, 2001, ISBN 2-88011-233-8 .
- Le chant du cœur: conversations sur la foi , Éditions du Cerf, 2003, ISBN 2-204-07251-6 .
- La nuit lumineuse: initiation au mystère de Pâques , Paris, 2004 ISBN 2-227-47334-7 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Report on André Gouzes on deutschlandfunk.de, accessed on November 10, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gouzes, André |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French church musician, composer, priest and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 6, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brusque, Aveyron department |