Eugène Bigot (28 February 1888 – 17 July 1965) was a French composer and
conductor.
Life
Bigot was born in
Rennes
Rennes (; ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in Northwestern France at the confluence of the rivers Ille and Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the Brittany (administrative region), Brittany Regions of F ...
,
Brittany
Brittany ( ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the north-west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica in Roman Gaul. It became an Kingdom of Brittany, independent kingdom and then a Duch ...
. Initially trained as a violinist and later as a violist, he entered the
Conservatoire de Paris
The Conservatoire de Paris (), or 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 Jean Ja ...
in 1905 to continue his musical studies, which he had begun at the conservatory in his hometown. He studied harmony with
Xavier Leroux
Xavier Henry Napoleón Leroux (; 11 October 1863 – 2 February 1919) was a French composer and a teacher at the Paris Conservatory. He was married to the famous soprano Meyrianne Héglon (1867–1942).
Life
Born in Italy at Velletri, 30 ...
, counterpoint with
André Gedalge, and fugue and composition with
Paul Vidal. At the same time, he was actively working as a substitute instrumentalist in various Parisian theatres, including
Opéra and the
Opéra-Comique
The Opéra-Comique () is a Paris opera company which was founded around 1714 by some of the popular Théâtre de la foire, theatres of the Parisian fairs. In 1762 the company was merged with – and for a time took the name of – its chief riva ...
, even during his military service. His notable pupils included
Émilien Allard,
Louis de Froment,
Henri-Claude Fantapié,
António Fortunato de Figueiredo,
Karel Husa
Karel Husa (August 7, 1921 – December 14, 2016) was a Czech-born classical composer and conductor, winner of the 1969 Pulitzer Prize for Music and 1993 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition. In 1954, he emigrated to ...
,
Paul Kuentz,
Jean-Bernard Pommier,
Pierre Rolland, and
Mikis Theodorakis
Michail "Mikis" Theodorakis ( ; 29 July 1925 – 2 September 2021) was a Greek composer and lyricist credited with over 1,000 works.
He scored for the films '' Zorba the Greek'' (1964), '' Z'' (1969), and '' Serpico'' (1973). He was a three-ti ...
.
He died in Paris.
References
External links
Biography (in French)Jean-Philippe Mousnier: "Albert Wolff - Eugène Bigot", Editions l'Harmattan, 2001.
1888 births
1965 deaths
20th-century French composers
Breton musicians
French ballet composers
French male conductors (music)
French male classical composers
Conservatoire de Paris alumni
Academic staff of the Conservatoire de Paris
Officers of the Legion of Honour
Musicians from Rennes
20th-century French conductors (music)
20th-century French male musicians
Music directors (opera)
Music directors of the Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France
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