Wednesday, February 23, 2022

TDCM: February 23rd - Joseph Canteloube

 

Listening Through The Dictionary of Composers and Their Music 


Marie-Joseph Canteloube de Malaret (1879-1957)


Bio

Canteloube studied at the Schola Cantorum with Vincent d'Indy. He was a French Nationalist and musicologist and spent the majority of his compositional career focusing on French folksongs and writing music celebrating French historical occasions.  

Music

Chants d'Auvergne





Canteloube's contribution to French folksong preservation is immense but not documented on YouTube.

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