In the history of music, Théodore Dubois is one of the names that keeps returning.
The record lists Théodore Dubois as French composer and Organist (1837-1924).
Théodore Dubois was born at Rosnay in 1837. 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 composer, organist and musicologist.
The instruments recorded are organ.
His work is classed as opera and symphony.
He performed with Académie des beaux-arts.
Performance is the most perishable art and recording the most durable; a career sits between the two.
Recognition followed: Commander of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the French Order of Academic Palms and Jean Reynaud Prize (1922).
That the work came out of France shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Théodore Dubois died in 1924, aged 87. The recordings and scores remain, which is the only durable form a musical life takes.
Achievements
- Commander of the Legion of Honour
- Officer of the French Order of Academic Palms
- Jean Reynaud Prize — 1922
- Instruments: organ
- Genres: opera and symphony
