Jean-Pierre Leguay

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Jean-Pierre Leguay in the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral (2012)

Jean-Pierre Leguay (born July 4, 1939 in Dijon ) is a French composer and organist .

Life

Leguay studied with André Marchal , Gaston Litaize , then at the Conservatoire de Paris with Simone Plé-Caussade , Rolande Falcinelli (organ) and Olivier Messiaen ( composition ). From 1961 to 1984 he was titular organist at the Notre-Dame-des-Champs church in Paris. From 1968 to 1989 he taught organ and organ improvisation as well as music history at the Limoges Conservatory.

In 1985, together with Yves Devernay , Olivier Latry and Philippe Lefebvre, he became titular organist of the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral , succeeding Pierre Cochereau . He held this office until 2016, and was succeeded by Vincent Dubois .

In 1989 he received a professorship for organ and improvisation at the Regional Conservatory (CRR) Dijon, where he worked until 2003. He won prizes at improvisation competitions in Lyon and Haarlem, among others.

literature

  • À chacun son chant: Jean-Pierre Leguay, musiques pour orgue et avec orgue. In: L'Orgue . No. 269 , 2005, pp. 3-187 .
  • Thomas Daniel Schlee: turning away and contemplation. Notes on Vanity and Humility in Organ Music of the Second Half of the 20th Century. In: Music and Church . tape 75 , 2005, pp. 200-208 .
  • Elke Völker: In search of the "Belle Epoque". Institut National des Jeunes Aveugles (INJA). The State Institute for the Blind in Paris. In: Organ - journal for the organ . tape 1 , no. 3 , 1998, p. 30-36 .

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predecessor Office successor
Titular organist at the Église Notre-Dame-des-Champs
1961–1984
Pierre Cochereau Titular organist at the Notre Dame de Paris organ
since 1985
(together with Vincent Dubois , Philippe Lefebvre
Olivier Latry
Yves Devernay († 1990))
personal data
SURNAME Leguay, Jean-Pierre
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French organist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH 4th July 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Dijon