Jean Langlais

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Jean Langlais was a 20th-century French composer and organist renowned for his liturgical works and improvisations, particularly associated with the organ of Sainte-Clotilde in Paris.

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instanceOf composer
human
music educator
organist
awardReceived Grand Prix de la Ville de Paris
causeOfDeath cardiovascular disease
countryOfCitizenship France
dateOfBirth 1907-02-15
dateOfDeath 1991-05-08
educatedAt Conservatoire de Paris
Institut National des Jeunes Aveugles, Paris
employer Basilique Sainte-Clotilde, Paris
endTime 1988 (organist of Sainte-Clotilde, Paris)
ethnicGroup Breton
familyName Langlais
genre choral music
organ music
sacred music
givenName Jean
hasDisability blindness
instrument pipe organ
languageOfWorkOrName French
movement 20th-century classical music
name Jean Langlais
nationality French
notableFor liturgical organ works
modal and polytonal harmonic language
organ improvisation
use of Gregorian chant in composition
notableStudent Marie-Louise Langlais
notableWork Cinq Méditations sur l’Apocalypse
Messe solennelle
Missa in simplicitate
Neuf Pièces
Suite Médiévale
Te Deum (for organ)
linked to: Te Deum

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occupation composer
music teacher
organist
placeOfBirth La Fontenelle, Ille-et-Vilaine, France
placeOfDeath Paris, France
linked to: Paris
positionHeld organist of Sainte-Clotilde, Paris
religion Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male
startTime 1945 (organist of Sainte-Clotilde, Paris)
studentOf André Marchal
Charles Tournemire
Marcel Dupré
Paul Dukas
workLocation Paris, France
linked to: Paris

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Paul Dukas taught Jean Langlais
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