Orpha-F. Deveaux
Orpha-F. Deveaux (born July 24, 1872 in Saginaw , Michigan , † December 1933 in Hartford , Connecticut ) was a Canadian organist, composer and music teacher.
Deveaux studied in Montreal with Alexis Contant and Percival J. Illsley and in New York at the College of Music with Mat Schmidt . From 1901 he taught in Montreal; from 1905 he was organist at the Church of St-Nom-de-Jésus . In 1914 he became a teacher of organ, piano, music theory and harmony at the Conservatoire de Montreal . His students included Claude Champagne , Paul Pratt, and Hedwige Saint-Jacques . In 1923 he moved to Fall River , Massachusetts , where he became the organist of the Dominicans .
In 1918 in Montreal he published the music theory work Les principes de la musique: bases sur calculs mathematiques et illustres d'exemples colories , followed by Les Principes de l'harmonie in 1919 .
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| SURNAME | Deveaux, Orpha-F. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian organist, music teacher and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 24, 1872 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saginaw , Michigan |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 1933 |
| Place of death | Hartford , Connecticut |