Alexandre Eugène Cellier (17 June 1883, in

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– 4 March 1968, in

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) was a French

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and

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. Cellier studied organ with

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until 1908. In 1908, he won the first prize for organ at the

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. Before that, he also studied with

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and

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. He was the organist ''Titulaire'' of the Temple de l'Étoile in Paris from 1910 until his death in 1968. The organ he used was a 3-manual Cavaillé-Coll organ with 32

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, which was extended by Mutin (Cavaillé-Coll) in 1914. In

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's biography ''Mes Souvenirs'', he describes Alexandre Cellier as a "cultivated musician" with improvisation skills. He gave concerts abroad. He wrote a book about organ registration and is known as the French translator of the texts of the Bach

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Selected compositions

;Orchestral * ''Paysages cévenols'' (1912) * ''Sur la colline d’Uzès'' (1928) * ''Le chant d’une flûte'' (1930) * ''Chacun son tour'', Suite humoristique for wind soloists and string orchestra (1934) * ''Le Carnaval'' (1938) ;Chamber music * Piano Quintet No. 1 (1906) * String Quartet No. 1 in A minor (1911) * Piano Quintet No. 2 (1913) * Sonata in G major for cello and piano (1920)Year of composition heads first page of 1921 published score, scanned by Sibley Library. * String Quartet No. 2 (1923) * ''Sonate en sol bémol majeur'' (Sonata in G Major) for viola and piano (1923) * ''Chevauchée fantastique'' for trumpet and piano (1944) * ''Ballade'' for horn and piano (1949) * ''Images médiévales'' for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon * ''Invocation'' for organ, violin, cello and harp ;Organ * ''Suite Symphonique pour Orgue en Sol majeur'' (1906) * ''Méditation'' – published in book one of '' Les Maîtres Contemporains de l'Orgue'' in 1911 * ''Pièce Symphonique'' – published in book one of ''Les Maîtres Contemporains de l'Orgue'' in 1911 * ''Cortège'' – published in book four of ''Les Maîtres Contemporains de l'Orgue'' * ''Dans la vieille Abbaye'' – published in book four of ''Les Maîtres Contemporains de l'Orgue'' * ''Offertoire pour le jour de l'Ascension'' – published in book eight of ''Les Maîtres Contemporains de l'Orgue'' * ''Étude en mi mineur'' (1916) * ''Pèlerinages'', Suite de 10 pièces (1923) * ''Trois Chorals'' (1936) :# ''La douleur'', Choral-paraphrase sur la mélodie du Psaume 77 :# ''L'espérance'', Choral-paraphrase sur la mélodie du Psaume 90 :# ''La joie'', Choral-paraphrase sur la mélodie du Psaume 138 * ''Églises et Paysages'' (1943) * ''Prélude et Fugue'' – published in ''Orgue et Liturgie'', volume 33 * ''Choral-Prélude sur Psaume 65'' – published in ''Orgue et Liturgie'', volume 38 * ''Thème et variations sur le Psaume 149 du Psautier de la Réforme "Chantez à Dieu chanson nouvelle"'' – published in ''Orgue et Liturgie'', volume 66 * ''Rhapsodie'' * Concerto ;Vocal * ''Prière: J'ai cru, c'est pourquoi j'ai parlé'' (Prayer) for voice and organ; words from

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Alexandre Cellier
select list of works at Klassika

details of the Cavaillé-Coll organ of the Temple {{DEFAULTSORT:Cellier, Alexandre Eugene 1883 births 1968 deaths People from Gard French classical organists French male organists 20th-century French composers French male composers 20th-century organists 20th-century French male musicians Male classical organists