Yves Cornière

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Yves Cornière

Yves Cornière (born October 29, 1934 in Paris ; † November 29, 2011 ibid) was a French church musician and composer .

Life

Yves Cornière had his first lessons from his father André Cornière, who was organist and conductor at the Paris church of Saint-Lambert de Vaugirard . Cornière studied at the Paris Conservatory and won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome in 1963 with the “poème lyrique” Les hommes sur la terre . After the stay at the Villa Medici in Rome (1964–1967) associated with the award, he took over his father's position as organist on the organ built by Louis Debierre in 1899 .

Cornière worked as a church musician until 1999. During that time he composed many works for liturgical use. Became known Salome from 1965 for voice and orchestra after a sealing of de Henri Regnier .

Individual evidence

  1. Curriculum vitae on the Musica et Memoria website (see Prix de Rome 1963, in French)