Pierre Cochereau
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- Born
- 1924-07-09
- Died
- 1984-03-06
- Works
- 2
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Pierre Eugène Charles Cochereau (July 9, 1924–March 5, 1984), was a French organist, improviser, composer, and pedagogue. Pierre Cochereau was born on the 9th of July, 1924 in Saint-Mandé, near Paris. In 1929, after a few months of violin instruction, Pierre Cochereau began to take piano lessons with Marius-François Gaillard. Marguerite Long became his piano teacher in 1933, and three years later, Paul Pannesay. In 1938, Cochereau was introduced to the pipe organ by Marie-Louise Girod, a studen
Key dates
- Born
- 9 July 1924
- Died
- 6 March 1984
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Pierre
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Saint-Mandé
- Place of death
- 5th arrondissement of Lyon
- Occupation
- musician
- Position held
- director
- Educated at
- Conservatoire de Paris
- Employer
- Notre-Dame de Paris
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1924 births1984 deaths20th-century French classical composers20th-century French male composers20th-century French organistsConservatoire de Paris alumniDirectors of the Conservatoire de ParisFrench cathedral organistsFrench classical organistsFrench male classical composersFrench male classical organistsNotre-Dame de Paris