Pierre Kunc
Pierre Kunc (born October 28, 1865 in Toulouse , † December 29, 1941 there ) was a French organist and composer.
The son of the organist Aloys Kunc and brother of the composer Aymé Kunc studied composition with Ernest Guiraud and organ with Eugène Gigout at the École Niedermeyer . He then continued his education at the Conservatoire de Paris . He worked as organist and conductor at the Cathedral of Versailles and then at various churches in Paris, including Saint-Eugène and Notre-Dame-de-Bercy . In 1928 he finally became Kapellmeister at St-Sulpice . Kunc won the Concours de la Ville de Paris in 1903 , received the Ministry of Culture prize the following year and the Prix Trèmont in 1908 . He emerged as a composer of church music (for organ and harmonium).
literature
- François Pellecer: Pierre Kunc. Compositeur. 1865-1941. F. Pellecer, 2001.
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by Pierre Kunc in the International Music Score Library Project
- Biography on musimem.com (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Pierre Kunc at www.musimem.com (French), accessed on April 21, 2016
- ↑ Pierre Kunc in: Déodat de Sévérac: La Musique et les Lettres p. 203 (French, accessed on April 21, 2016)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kunc, Pierre |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer and organist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 28, 1865 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toulouse |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 29, 1941 |
| Place of death | Toulouse |