Jacques Berthier
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- 18
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- Recherches sur les Typhula, Pistillaria et genres affines (Clavariacées)
- Chants de Taizé 2024-2025
- Taize - Songs for Prayer
- Chants nouveaux. Canons t.5
- Taize - Songs for Prayer
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Jacques Berthier (27 June 1923 – 27 June 1994) was a French composer of liturgical music, best known for writing much of the music used at Taizé. Berthier was born in Auxerre, Burgundy; both of his parents were musicians - his father Paul Berthier was the kapellmeister and organist at the Auxerre Cathedral. Learning first from his parents, Berthier was trained in music at the César Franck School in Paris. While there, he was taught by, among others, Edward Souberbielle and Guy de Lioncourt (whos
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jacques
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Auxerre
- Place of death
- Paris
- Father
- Paul Berthier
- Occupation
- hymnwriter
- Languages spoken
- French
- Student of
- Guy de Lioncourt
- Movement
- classical music
- Instrument
- organ
- Work location
- Paris
- Residence
- Paris
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- date of birth
- 1923-06-27
- date of death
- 1994-06-27
- name in native language
- Jacques Berthier
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