André Laporte (composer, around 1886)
André Laporte (* around 1886; † April 3, 1918 in Paris ) was a French composer .
Laporte studied harmony with Albert Lavignac at the Conservatoire de Paris , counterpoint with Georges Caussade , organ with Eugène Gigout and composition with Paul Vidal . In 1913 he was awarded the Prix Rossini , endowed with 3000 francs, for the music for the opera La Joie de vivre based on a libretto by Louis Tiercelin . In 1914, after Marcel Dupré , he won the Second Second Grand Prix de Rome with the cantata Psyché .
Laporte died on April 3, 1918 in the Val-de-Grâce military hospital in Paris.
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| SURNAME | Laporte, André |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1886 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 3, 1918 |
| Place of death | Paris |