Gabriel Pierné is remembered in music for work that changed what came after it.
The record lists Gabriel Pierné as French composer, conductor, and organist (1863–1937).
Gabriel Pierné was born at Metz in 1863. His recorded nationality is France. He trained at Conservatoire de Paris.
This was the century of the virtuoso and the touring soloist, when a performer could become famous across a continent.
He worked as conductor, composer and organist.
The instruments recorded are organ and pipe organ.
His work is classed as opera.
He performed with Académie des beaux-arts.
What survives in music is rarely what sold best at the time.
The honours record reads: Knight of the Legion of Honour (1900), Officer of the Legion of Honour (1926), Commander of the Legion of Honour (1935) and Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav.
That the work came out of France shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Gabriel Pierné died in 1937, aged 74. The recordings and scores remain, which is the only durable form a musical life takes.
Achievements
- Knight of the Legion of Honour — 1900
- Officer of the Legion of Honour — 1926
- Commander of the Legion of Honour — 1935
- Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav
- Commander of the Order of the Crown (Romania)
- Instruments: organ and pipe organ
- Genres: opera
