Georges Taconet (
Mont Saint Aignan
Mont-Saint-Aignan () is a Communes of France, commune in the Seine-Maritime departments of France, department in the region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy, northwestern France.
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, 17 August 1889 – 1962) was a provincial French composer based in
Le Havre. He won the local Normandy prize Le prix Gossier in 1926.
Works, editions and recordings
;Works:
* ''L'Attente mystique'', Triptych to poems by abbé
:fr:Louis Le Cardonnel (1862-1936) - orchestral version performed 1927, Le Havre
* Piano Quintet - performed 1932, Paris, favourably reviewed by
Paul Le Flem
* Organ Prelude and Fugue - published by Hérelle, reviewed favourably in ''American Organist'' 1935
[American Organist Thomas Scott Godfrey Burhrman, American Guild of Organists - 1935 - Volumes 18 à 19 - Page 222 "Georges TACONET does better with a Prelude and Fugue of twelve pages (Herelle) which shows an individuality of style that is refreshing."]
* Over sixty songs
;Editions:
Downloadable Editions and Manuscripts;Recordings:
* Taconet: Fourteen Songs. Dominique Méa (soprano) and Carlos Cebro (piano). Sonata in D minor for Violin and Piano: Fanny Clamagirand (violin) and Virginie Martineau (piano). Marco Polo 2002-2003, released 2005.
References
External links
Official website
1889 births
1962 deaths
20th-century French composers
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