Georges, Dominique, Jacques Guiraud (8 March 1868 – 11 March 1928) was a French

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, cellist and composer.

Career

Born in

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, Georges Guiraud first studied with the Jesuits and in 1898 won a first prize for cello at the Toulouse Conservatory where his father, Omer Guiraud, organist of Basilique Saint-Sernin de Toulouse teaches. He entered the École Niedermeyer de Paris, then the

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. He followed the classes of

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, and Jules Massenet. During this time in the capital, he was singing conductor at the

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. After his father's death, he returned to Toulouse in 1912, and took over from him at Saint-Sernin. He was then a professor of harmony at the Toulouse conservatory. Marcel Vidal-Saint-AndréMarcel Vidal-Saint-André on Musimen
/ref> dedicated his ''choral et mouvement vif'' to him and

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in 1923-24. Taking over from his father, he will also be a correspondent for ''

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''. He was also a great friend of composer Aymé Kunc. He died in toulouse on 11 March 1928.

Titulariats

* From 1889 to 1895: Paris, Sainte-Croix and Saint-Jean * From 1891 to 1912: Charenton-le-Pont, église paroissiale Saint-Pierre * From 1912 to 1928: Toulouse, Basilique Saint-Sernin

Works

*1875: Fantaisie pour orgue *1877: L'organiste à Vêpres - 50 versets *1895: Sortie-Finale *1912: Offertoire pour les fêtes de la Sainte-Vierge *1914: Offertoire pascal sous forme de Variations sur lO Filii'' *1926: Salut Solennel - ''Ave verum'' and ''Ave Regina Cælorum'' But also masses, motets, melodies and piano pieces.

Bibliography

* ,
Dictionnaire des organistes français des XIXe et XXe siècles
', (p. 263) * Louis Ollier, ''Georges Guiraud'' in ''Musique sacrée'', Toulouse, 1928

References

External links

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Georges Guiraud - Offertoire pour les Fêtes de la T.S. Vierge - David Boos, organ
on YouTube {{DEFAULTSORT:Guiraud, Georges 1868 births 1928 deaths Musicians from Toulouse French classical organists French male organists 19th-century French composers 20th-century French composers French composers of sacred music French male composers French Romantic composers Conservatoire de Paris alumni 20th-century French male musicians 19th-century French male musicians Male classical organists