Marie-Gabriel-Augustin Savard
Marie-Gabriel-Augustin Savard (born August 21, 1814 in Paris ; † June 7, 1881 ibid) was a French music teacher and composer.
Savard studied at the Paris Conservatory with François Bazin and Simon Leborne . After completing his studies, he taught there from 1843 solfège, harmony and double bass. From 1866 he was a professor for double bass. His students include his son Augustin Savard , Cécile Chaminade , Eduard Reuss (1851–1911), Charles Lenepveu and Edward MacDowell ; his best known student was Jules Massenet .
Savard published a textbook on harmony: Cours complet d'harmonie théoretique et pratique (Paris 1863), which he added to the two-volume Etudes d'harmonie pratique . In 1865 the newly edited Principes de la musique et méthode de transposition appeared .
Web links
- Principes de la Musique et Méthode de Transposition 6th edition 1886
- François-Joseph Fétis : Biographie universelle des musiciens et bibliographie génèrale de la musique (1864)
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| SURNAME | Savard, Marie-Gabriel-Augustin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 21, 1814 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 7, 1881 |
| Place of death | Paris |