Louis de Serres
Louis d'Arnal de Serres (* 1864 ; † 1942 ) was a French composer and music teacher.
De Serres studied from 1885 to 1888 at the Conservatoire de Paris with César Franck and Antoine Taudou . From 1900 he taught at the Schola Cantorum , whose founder and director was Vincent d'Indy . After d'Indy's death, de Serres, Marcel Labey , Guy de Lioncourt and others separated from the Schola Cantorum and in 1934 founded the École César Franck , of which de Serres became the first director. After his death, de Lioncourt succeeded him as director.
De Serres composed symphonic works, choral works and songs, as well as church music.
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- Rollin Smith: Toward an authentic interpretation of the organ works of César Franck , 2nd edition, Pendragon Press, 2002, ISBN 9781576470763 , p. 181 f.
- Rollin Smith: Louis Vierne: organist of Notre-Dame Cathedral , Pendragon Press, 1999, ISBN 9781576470046 , p. 206
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| SURNAME | Serres, Louis de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Arnal de Serres, Louis d ' |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1864 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1942 |