Maurice Dumesnil
Maurice Dumesnil (born April 20, 1884 in Angoulême , France , † August 26, 1974 in Highland Park , Michigan , USA ) was a French pianist.
Dumesnil studied piano with Isidore Philipp at the Conservatoire de Paris and was a piano student of Claude Debussy . He made successful concert tours through Europe and America . From 1915 he played in a piano trio with the violinist Jules Boucherit and the cellist André Hekking . He was a member of the examination boards for piano at the Conservatoire de Paris, at the École Normale de Musique de Paris and at the American Conservatory .
Dumesnil published several books on the piano music of Debussy ( How to play and teach Debussy , 1932; Claude Debussy: Master of Dreams , 1940).
Works
- How to Play and Teach Debussy Text online
literature
- Nicolas Slonimsky : Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians . Dumesnil, Maurice. 7th edition. Oxford University Press, London, New York, Toronto 1984, ISBN 0-19-311335-X , pp. 624 .
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dumesnil, Maurice |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dumesnil, Maurice Hippolyte (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 20, 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Angoulême |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 26, 1974 |
| Place of death | Highland Park , Michigan , USA |