Auguste Durand
Marie-Auguste Massacrié-Durand (born July 18, 1830 in Paris , † May 31, 1909 ) was a French publisher , organist and composer .
He studied with François Benoist at the Paris Conservatory . From 1849 he worked as an organist in Saint-Ambroise, later in Ste-Geneviève, St-Roch and St-Vincent-de-Paul (1862–1874).
His better-known works include the Valse (waltz) in E flat major, Opus 83.
Together with Louis Schoenewerk, Durand founded the publishing house Durand-Schoenewerk & Cie. In 1869 . , which became one of the most important publishers of French composers such as Jules Massenet , Claude Debussy and Camille Saint-Saëns . Durand began to publish the complete works of Maurice Ravel from 1905 .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ George Predota: Music for the Eyes. From the Music Catalog of Auguste Durand , accessed March 24, 2020.
- ^ Notes and audio files by Auguste Durand in the International Music Score Library Project .
- ↑ durand-salabert-eschig.com , accessed on March 24, 2020.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Durand, Auguste |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Massacrié-Durand, Marie-Auguste (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French publisher, organist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 18, 1830 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 31, 1909 |