Pierné, Gabriel

Pierné, Gabriel – Paysages franciscains Op. 43 pour orchestre

(b. Metz, Lorraine, 16 August 1863 – d. Ploujean, Brittany, 17 July 1937)

Au jardin de Sainte Claire (couvent de Saint-Damien) p.3
Les olivaies de la plaine d’Assise (crepuscule d’Automne) p.16
Sur la route de Poggio Bustone (la Procession) p.37

Preface
Gabriel Pierné was born in Metz, Lorraine. After his family moved to Paris, he entered the Paris Conservatoire at age seven. During his time at the Conservatoire, Pierné studied the organ with Auguste-François Marmontel and César Franck, harmony with Auguste Durand, and composition with Jules Massenet. He won the premier prix for organ at sixteen, harmony at seventeen, and counterpoint at eighteen, as well as an additional second prix for organ, followed by the Prix de Rome in 1882 with his cantata Edith at age nineteen.

After returning from Rome, Pierné taught music privately, then became the organist for Saint-Clothilde Basilica from 1890-1898. After 1898, much of Pierné’s professional work was as a conductor and composer. As a conductor, he contributed to the fame of composers such as Ravel, Debussy, and Stravinsky by premiering their works. As a composer, his style as a whole is often considered a transition beween Romantic and Modern, with influence from Impressionism and international styles from regional to exotic. …

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