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Charles-Marie Widor
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French organist and composer (1844–1937)
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Charles-Marie Widor was a French male organist, music arranger, music educator, and music critic. Born in Lyon in 1844, he worked in Paris and was a member of the Académie des beaux-arts. He served as an organist at the Church of Saint-Sulpice and held positions at the Conservatoire de Paris and the Fontainebleau Schools. His compositions spanned the genres of opera and symphony within the classical music movement.
Widor studied under François-Joseph Fétis and Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens. Among his students were Arthur Honegger, Olivier Messiaen, Darius Milhaud, and Charles Tournemire. He received the awards of Knight of the Legion of Honour and Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour. He died in the 16th arrondissement of Paris in 1937.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- France
- Active from
- 1844
- Active to
- 1937
Discography
- Toccatas et carillons pour orgue1977
- Symphonies pour orgue1980
- Virtuose Orgel1980
- Toccata / Symphonie gothique / Symphonie n° 61982
- Widor: Symphony no. 5 / Vierne: Carillon de Westminster1984
- Widor: Symphonie Nr. 9 "Gothique" / Vierne: Messe Basse1985
- 4e et 5e Symphonies pour orgue1986
- 6ème et 5ème Symphonies pour Orgue1986
- Symphonie Nr. 5, op. 42/1 / Symphonie Nr. 10, op. 73 "Romane"1987
- Symphonie pour orgue n° 5 en fa mineur, op. 42 n° 1 / Symphonie pour orgue n° 6 en sol mineur, op. 42 n° 21987
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Listeners · Last.fm
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- 18,049
- Total plays
- 119,584
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Charles-Marie Jean Albert Widor (1844–1937) was a French organist, composer, and teacher. Widor was born on 24th February 1844 in Lyon to a family of organ-builders, and initially studied music there with his father, who was an organist himself. The French organ builder Aristide Cavaillé-Coll, reviver of the art of organ-building, was a friend of the Widor family: he arranged for the talented young organist to study in Brussels, with Jacques Lemmens for organ technique and with François-Joseph
Key facts
- Born
- Charles-Marie-Jean-Albert Widor , ( 1844-02-21 ) 21 February 1844, Lyon , July Monarchy (Kingdom of France)
- Died
- 12 March 1937 (1937-03-12) (aged 93), Paris , French Third Republic
- Occupations
- composer , organist
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Albert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Lyon
- Place of death
- 16th arrondissement of Paris
- Occupation
- composer
- Educated at
- Royal Conservatory of Brussels
- Employer
- Church of Saint-Sulpice
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Student of
- Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens
- Genre
- symphony
- Movement
- classical music
- Instrument
- organ
- Image
- Widor.jpg
- Work location
- Paris
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- Charles-Marie Widor
- date of birth
- 1844-02-21
- date of death
- 1937-03-12
- pseudonym
- Aulétès
- member of
- Académie des beaux-arts
- student
- Alexander Schreiner
- Commons Creator page
- Charles-Marie Widor
- name in native language
- Charles-Marie Widor
- writing language
- French
- birth name
- Charles-Marie Jean Albert Widor
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Works in European collections
6 objects attributed to Charles-Marie Widor, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Charles-Marie-Jean-Albert Widor (21 February 1844 – 12 March 1937) was a French organist, composer and teacher of the late Romantic era. As a composer he is known for his ten organ symphonies, especially the toccata of his fifth organ symphony, which is frequently played as recessional music at weddings and other celebrations.
He was the longest-serving organist of Saint-Sulpice in Paris, a role he held for 63 years (January 1870 – 31 December 1933). He also was organ professor at the Paris Conservatory from 1890 to 1896 (following César Franck) and then he became professor of composition at the same institution, following Théodore Dubois.
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