Paul Robert Marcel Fauchet (27 June 1881 – 12 November 1937) was a French composer and organist.

Life

Born in Paris, the son of the organist of the same name, he studied at the

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with

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and

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and won first prizes in

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and

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, piano

accompaniment Accompaniment is the musical part which provides the rhythmic and/or harmonic support for the melody or main themes of a song or instrumental piece. There are many different styles and types of accompaniment in different genres and styles ...

and

harmony In music, harmony is the process by which individual sounds are joined together or composed into whole units or compositions. Often, the term harmony refers to simultaneously occurring frequencies, pitches ( tones, notes), or chords. However ...

. He worked as a coach in the class of

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, who dedicated the song from the ''

Vingt-quatre pièces en style libre ' (24 pieces in free style), Opus number, Op. 31, by Louis Vierne for Organ (music), organ or harmonium were written in two volumes during the years 1913 and 1914. Presentation It is a collection of pieces for organ or harmonium, of medium level ...

'' to him and was organist at the

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. From 1927, he taught harmony at the Conservatoire. Among his students were

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, Georges Taconet and Lucien Caillet Fauchet composed a symphonic piece for organ and orchestra, a solennelle mass for four-part choir and orchestra, a mass for three-part choir and string quartet, ''

Ecce sacerdos magnus is a piece of Christian religious music. It is an antiphon and a responsory from the common of confessor bishops in the Liturgy of the Hours and in the Graduale Romanum, and the Epistle in their proper Mass. It belongs to Sir 50,Ecce sacerdos ma ...

'' for soloists, choir and orchestra,

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s and other choral works as well as songs. His symphony for

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''Une symphonie de Paul Fauchet with Claude Décugis''
/ref> is still in the repertoire of wind orchestras today. Paul Fauchet died in Paris on 12 November 1937 at the age of 56.

Works

Work for orchestra

* ''Pièce symphoníque'', for organ and orchestra

Works for harmony orchestra

* 1926 ''Symphonie en si bemol pour orchestre d'harmonie'' *# Ouverture: Maestoso - Allegro Deciso *# Nocturne: Lento *# Scherzo: Vivo, Giocoso, Molto Leggiero *# Finale: Allegro Vivace

Masses and other church music

* ''Ecce Sacerdos Magnus'', for soloists, mixed choir and orchestra * ''Messe solennelle'', for mixed choir and orchestra * ''Messe'', for three-voice mixed choir and string quartet

Chamber music

* ''Larghetto'', for cello and organ

Works for organ

* ''Quatre esquisses'' *# ''Cantilène'' en sol majeur *# ''Eglogue'' en sol majeur *# ''Méditation'' en sol majeur *# ''Scherzetto'' en sol mineur * ''Choral en si mineur'' (1914)

Publications

* ''Cinquante leçons d'harmonie'', Paris: Éditions E. Gaudet * ''Quarante leçons d'harmonie'', 2 vols, Paris: Éditions Salabert and Éditions E. Gaudet,

Bibliography

* Constant Pierre: ''Le Conservatoire national de musique et de déclamation''. Imprimerie nationale, Paris, 1900. * Paul E. Bierley, William H. Rehrig: ''The heritage encyclopedia of band music: composers and their music''. Integrity Press, Westerville, Ohio, 1991, * Wolfgang Suppan,

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: ''Das Neue Lexikon des Blasmusikwesens''. Blasmusikverlag Schulz, Freiburg-Tiengen, 4th impression, 1994, * Rollin Smith: ''Louis Vierne: organist of Notre-Dame Cathedral'', Pendragon Press, 1999. 805 p., *

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: ''Les symphonies pour orchestre d'harmonie de Paul Fauchet et James Robert Gillette''. In: CMF Journal Nº-530, June 2007. * Shannon Kitelinger: ''Paul Fauchet’s Symphony in B-flat''. Dissertation, University of North Texas, ?

References

External links

*
Paul Fauchet - Symphony in B-flat
on YouTube {{DEFAULTSORT:Fauchet, Paul 20th-century French composers French composers of sacred music French classical organists French male organists Musicians from Paris 1881 births 1937 deaths 20th-century organists 20th-century French male musicians Male classical organists