André Pirro
André Pirro (born February 12, 1869 in Saint-Dizier , Haute-Marne department , † November 11, 1943 in Paris ) was a French musicologist and organist.
life and work
André Pirro received his first music lessons from his father Jean Pirro . In 1889 he went to Paris, where he attended the organ classes of César Franck and Charles-Marie Widor at the Conservatory . In 1896 he became a teacher of organ and music history at the Paris Schola Cantorum . From 1904 he also taught at the École des Hautes Études Sociales . In 1907 he received his doctorate at the Sorbonne , where he became a lecturer in 1912, associate professor in 1930 and full professor in 1935. Marc Pincherle was one of his students .
Fonts
- L'esthétique de Jean-Sébastien Bach
- Dietrich Buxtehude (Paris, 1911)
- Schùtz , Volume 1 of the Les Maîtres de la Musique collection (Paris, 1913)
- Les clavecinistes , 1924
- L'art des organistes , in Lavignac's Encyclopedia, Paris 1926
- Histoire de la musique de la fin du XIVe à la fin du XVIe siècle , Paris 1940
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files from André Pirro in the International Music Score Library Project as music editor.
- André Pirro in Larousse, Dictionnaire de la musique.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pirro, André |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French musicologist and organist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 12, 1869 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint-Dizier , Haute-Marne department |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 11, 1943 |
| Place of death | Paris |