Gabriel Cusson
Gabriel Cusson (born April 2, 1903 in Roxton Pond near Granby (Québec) , † April 18, 1972 in Montreal ) was a Canadian composer and music teacher.
Cusson studied at the Institut Nazareth in Montreal with Gustave Labelle , Alfred Lamoureux , Arthur Letondal , Achille Fortier and Romain Pelletier . With a Prix d'Europe he continued his studies from 1924 to 1930 at the École Normale de Musique in Paris with Nadia Boulanger , Charles Panzéra and Diran Alexanian .
After returning to Canada, he initially taught counterpoint, where Jean Papineau-Couture was his most famous student. From 1943 to 1971 he taught ear training at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec . Over the years u. a. Gaston Arel , Raymond Daveluy , Kenneth Gilbert , Bernard Lagacé , Aline Letendre , Lucienne L'Heureux-Arel and Michel Perrault . In the 1950s he was president of the Académie de musique de Québec (AMQ).
Cusson composed a cantata , drama music, two orchestral suites , a serenade for orchestra, motets and folk song arrangements .
Works
- À la gloire de Jeanne Mance , Cantata, 1942
- Antigone , incidental music
- Jonathas , incidental music
- Tobie , incidental music
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Jean Chatillon: Gabriel Cusson ( English, French ) In: Encyclopedia of Music in Canada . published by The Canadian Encyclopedia . December 15, 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
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| SURNAME | Cusson, Gabriel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian composer and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 2, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Roxton Pond near Granby (Québec) |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 18, 1972 |
| Place of death | Montreal |