Pierre Gabaye
Pierre Gabaye (February 20, 1930 - November 1, 2019) was a French composer.
His musical education began at age seven on piano, which led him to pursue a career as a pianist and composer in both the classical and jazz spheres. He studied piano with Simone Plé-Caussade at the Conservatoire de Paris. He won the 1956 Prix de Rome,[1] and was later appointed Director of Light Music at Radio France. He retired in 1986 and moved to Chamonix, where he lived until his death in 2019 at age 89.[2]
Gabaye's compositional style can be described as a late example of French neo-classical tradition, in the mold of Poulenc and Saint-Saëns. Much of his music is light-hearted and written for brass and wind instruments.
Selected works[]
- Boutade, for trumpet (1957)
- Recréation (1958)
- Two Pieces for Wind Instruments (1959)
- Sonatina for clarinet and piano (1959)
- Special, for trombone (1970)
References[]
- ^ http://artist.getmaestro.com/Prix%20de%20Rome.html Prix de Rome info on Maestro
- ^ [http://www.histoire-vesinet.org/celebres-2b.htm Chronicals of Vezinet
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Categories:
- 1930 births
- 2000 deaths
- Musicians from Paris
- Conservatoire de Paris alumni
- 20th-century French composers
- French male composers
- Prix de Rome for composition
- 20th-century French male musicians