Paul Fauchet
Paul Fauchet (born June 27, 1881 in Paris , † 1937 there ) was a French organist and composer.
The son of the organist of the same name at the Notre-Dame de Versailles church studied at the Conservatoire de Paris with Alexandre Guilmant and Paul Vidal and won first prizes in the subjects of counterpoint and fugue, piano accompaniment and harmony. He worked as a repetitor in the class of Paul Vidal, who dedicated the song from the Vingt-Quatre Pièces en Style libre to him, and was organist at the Saint-Pierre de Chaillot church . From 1927 he taught harmony at the Conservatoire. His students included u. a. Jacques de la Presle , Georges Taconet and Lucien Caillet
Fauchet composed a Pièce symphoníque for organ and orchestra, a Mass solennelle for four-part choir and orchestra, a Mass for three-part choir and string quartet, Ecce Sacerdos Magnus for soli, choir and orchestra, motets and other choral works and songs. His Symphonie pour orchester d'harmonie can still be found in the repertoire of wind orchestras today.
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| SURNAME | Fauchet, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French organist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 27, 1881 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1937 |
| Place of death | Paris |