Félicien Georges Wolff was a

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

organist An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ (music), organ. An organist may play organ repertoire, solo organ works, play with an musical ensemble, ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumentalist, instrumental ...

and

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

, born 21 July 1913 in

Elbeuf Elbeuf () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A light industrial town situated by the banks of the Seine some south of Rouen at the junction of the D7, D321 and the D313 roads. The c ...

Normandy Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...

and died on 16 February 2012. Collegiate Church of Saint-André, Grenoble From 1930 to 1934, he was a student at the Paris Conservatory in the class of Paul Dukas (composition), Marcel Dupré (

organ Organ may refer to: Biology * Organ (biology), a part of an organism Musical instruments * Organ (music), a family of keyboard musical instruments characterized by sustained tone ** Electronic organ, an electronic keyboard instrument ** Hammond ...

) and

Maurice Emmanuel Marie François Maurice Emmanuel (2 May 1862 – 14 December 1938) was a French composer of classical music and musicologist born in Bar-sur-Aube, a small town in the Champagne-Ardenne region of northeastern France. It was there where he first hea ...

(music history). Around 1950, he was appointed

professor Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an Academy, academic rank at university, universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin as a "person who pr ...

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

at the Conservatory of Grenoble, under the direction of

Eric-Paul Stekel Éric-Paul Stekel, (born Erich Stekel in Vienna on 27 June 1898, died in Grenoble on 11 February 1978) was a French composer and conductor of Austrian origin, former director of the Conservatory of Grenoble. He worked with piano teacher Félicien ...

who strongly encouraged him in composition. The entirety of his work is published today in ''Delatour France''. He was for more than thirty years titular

of the

Collegiate Church of Saint-André, Grenoble The Collegiate Church of Saint-André, Grenoble (french: Collégiale Saint-André de Grenoble) is a parish church, formerly a collegiate church, dedicated to Saint Andrew, in Grenoble, France. History The church is located on the Place Saint-An ...

. He died on 16 February 2012 at the age of 98 years.Site internet de Félicien Wolff

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wolff, Felicien French classical organists French male organists 1913 births 2012 deaths Conservatoire de Paris alumni People from Elbeuf Musicians from Normandy 20th-century classical musicians 20th-century French male musicians French male classical organists