Jean Émile Auguste Bernard (28 November 1843 – 11 September 1902) was a French Romantic composer and

organist An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ. An organist may play solo organ works, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumental soloists. In addition, an organist may accompany congregational h ...

. Bernard was born in

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Fra ...

and studied at the

Paris Conservatoire The Conservatoire de Paris (), also known as the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue ...

; his organ teacher was François Benoist and his piano teacher was

Antoine François Marmontel Antoine François Marmontel () (18 July 1816 – 16 January 1898) was a French pianist, composer, teacher and musicographer. He is mainly known today as an influential teacher at the Paris Conservatory, where he taught many musicians who became ...

. He was organist at the Notre Dame des Champs from 1885 until his retirement in 1895. He died in

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. His ''Fantasy and Fugue'' won the 1877 prize of the Société de Compositeurs de Paris. His ''Violin Concerto'' was dedicated to and performed by Pablo de Sarasate in 1895 at the Conservatoire. Other works include a ''Suite for Violin and Piano'', a ''Concertstück for Piano and Orchestra'', a ''Rondo for Cello and Orchestra'', and a ''Divertissement for Doubled

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'' (Op. 36) which was first written for the Société des Instruments à Vent.

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