Auguste Chapuis
Auguste Paul Jean Baptiste Chapuis (born April 20, 1858 in Dampierre-sur-Salon , † December 6, 1933 in Paris ) was a French composer, organist and music teacher.
Chapuis was an organ student of César Franck at the Conservatoire de Paris . There he won first prize in the subject of harmony in 1877 and first prize in the organ subject in 1880. From 1884 to 1888 he was organist at the Notre-Dame-des-Champs church, then at St-Roch until 1906 .
In addition, Chapuis taught harmony at the Conservatoire, where from 1898 Lili and Nadia Boulanger were among his students. Later he was inspector for music lessons in the city schools of Paris.
In addition to songs and orchestral pieces, Chapuis a. a. the oratorio Les sept paroles du Christ and two operas: Enguerrande (libretto by Victor Wilder , premier 1892) and Les Desmoiselle de Saint-Cyr (libretto by André Lénéka , premier 1921). For the latter he received the Prix Rossini of the Académie des Beaux Arts . He was also honored as a member of the Legion of Honor.
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| SURNAME | Chapuis, Auguste |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Chapuis, Auguste Paul Jean Baptiste (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer, organist and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 20, 1858 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dampierre-sur-Salon |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 6, 1933 |
| Place of death | Paris |