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Marie-Claire Alain, the Glossary

Marie-Claire Geneviève Alain-Gommier (10 August 1926 – 26 February 2013) was a French organist, scholar and teacher best known for her prolific recording career, with 260 recordings, making her the most-recorded classical organist in the world.^[1]

46 relations: Albert Alain, Île-de-France, Chanson à bouche fermée, Composer, Conservatoire de Paris, Daniel Roth (organist), David Sanger (organist), Diane Bish, Domenico Morgante, Dong-ill Shin, Edward Higginbottom, Fritz Werner, Geneva International Music Competition, George C. Baker, Gerre Hancock, Guy Bovet, Helga Schauerte-Maubouet, James David Christie, Jehan Alain, Johann Sebastian Bach, Jon Laukvik, Léonie Sonning Music Prize, Le Pecq, Legion of Honour, Marcel Dupré, Marcus Huxley, Marina Tchebourkina, Maurice André, Maurice Duruflé, Michael Matthes, Monique Gendron, Olivier Alain, Organ (music), Organ building, Organist, Rueil-Malmaison, Saint-Donat, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, St Albans International Organ Festival, The Organ (magazine), Thomas Trotter (musician), Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Wolfgang Karius, Wolfgang Rübsam, Yvelines, Zsuzsa Elekes.
French women organists
Recipients of the Léonie Sonning Music Prize

Albert Alain

Albert Paul Alain (1 March 1880 – 15 October 1971) was a 20th-century French organist and composer. Marie-Claire Alain and Albert Alain are French classical organists and People from Saint-Germain-en-Laye.

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Île-de-France

The Île-de-France is the most populous of the eighteen regions of France, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 residents on 1 January 2023.

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Chanson à bouche fermée

Chanson à bouche fermée (Song for closed mouth), JA 039, is a composition for unaccompanied four-part choir by Jehan Alain.

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Composer

A composer is a person who writes music.

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Conservatoire de Paris

The Conservatoire de Paris, also known as the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795.

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Daniel Roth (organist)

François Daniel Roth (born 31 October 1942) is a French organist, composer, musicologist, and pedagogue. Marie-Claire Alain and Daniel Roth (organist) are French classical organists and organ improvisers.

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David Sanger (organist)

David John Sanger (17 April 1947 – 28 May 2010) was a British concert organist, professor and president of the Royal College of Organists.

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Diane Bish

Diane Joyce Bish (born May 25, 1941) is an American organist, composer, conductor, as well as executive producer and host of The Joy of Music television series.

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Domenico Morgante

Domenico Morgante (Monopoli, 1956) is an Italian musicologist, organist and harpsichordist.

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Dong-ill Shin

Dong-Ill Shin won first prize in the national competition for piano sponsored by The Korea Times at the age of ten.

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Edward Higginbottom

Edward Higginbottom, DPhil (Oxon), BMus (Cantab), (born 16 November 1946, Kendal) is a music scholar, organist, choirmaster and conductor.

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Fritz Werner

Fritz Werner (15 December 1898 – 22 December 1977) was a German choral conductor, church music director, conductor, organist and composer.

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Geneva International Music Competition

The Geneva International Music Competition is one of the world's leading international music competitions, founded in 1939.

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George C. Baker

George C. Baker (born June 9, 1951) is an American organist, composer, pedagogue, and dermatologist. Marie-Claire Alain and George C. Baker are organ improvisers.

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Gerre Hancock

Gerre Edward Hancock (February 21, 1934 – January 21, 2012) was an American organist, improviser, and composer. Marie-Claire Alain and Gerre Hancock are 20th-century classical musicians and organ improvisers.

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Guy Bovet

Guy Bovet (born 22 May 1942 in Thun) is a Swiss organist and composer.

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Helga Schauerte-Maubouet

Helga Schauerte-Maubouet (born 8 March 1957) is a German-French organist, musicologist, writer, music editor and academic teacher. Marie-Claire Alain and Helga Schauerte-Maubouet are French classical organists and French women organists.

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James David Christie

James David Christie (born 1952) is an American classical organist and teacher.

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Jehan Alain

Jehan-Aristide Paul Alain (3 February 1911 – 20 June 1940) was a French organist, composer, and soldier. Marie-Claire Alain and Jehan Alain are French classical organists, organ improvisers and People from Saint-Germain-en-Laye.

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Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. Marie-Claire Alain and Johann Sebastian Bach are organ improvisers.

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Jon Laukvik

Jon Laukvik (born 16 December 1952, in Oslo) is a Norwegian organist.

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Léonie Sonning Music Prize

The Léonie Sonning Music Prize, or Sonning Award, which is recognized as Denmark's highest musical honor, is given annually to an international composer or musician.

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Le Pecq

Le Pecq is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

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Legion of Honour

The National Order of the Legion of Honour (Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour (Ordre royal de la Légion d'honneur), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil, and currently comprises five classes.

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Marcel Dupré

Marcel Jean-Jules Dupré (3 May 1886 – 30 May 1971) was a French organist, composer, and pedagogue. Marie-Claire Alain and Marcel Dupré are French classical organists and organ improvisers.

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Marcus Huxley

Marcus Huxley (born 11 December 1949) is an English cathedral organist, who served in St. Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham between 1986 and 2017.

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Marina Tchebourkina

Marina Nikolayevna Tchebourkina (Марина Николаевна Чебуркина) is a French and Russian organist and musicologist. Marie-Claire Alain and Marina Tchebourkina are French classical organists and French women organists.

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Maurice André

Maurice André (21 May 1933 – 25 February 2012) was a French trumpeter, active in the classical music field. Marie-Claire Alain and Maurice André are 20th-century French musicians, 20th-century classical musicians and Erato Records artists.

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Maurice Duruflé

Maurice Gustave Duruflé (11 January 1902 – 16 June 1986) was a French composer, organist, musicologist, and teacher. Marie-Claire Alain and Maurice Duruflé are French classical organists and organ improvisers.

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Michael Matthes

Michael Matthes (born 26 February 1966, Stuttgart) is a French organist. Marie-Claire Alain and Michael Matthes are French classical organists.

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Monique Gendron

Monique Gendron is a Canadian organist of international renown.

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Olivier Alain

Olivier Georges Alain (3 August 1918 – 28 February 1994) was a French organist, pianist, musicologist and composer. Marie-Claire Alain and Olivier Alain are French classical organists and People from Saint-Germain-en-Laye.

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Organ (music)

Carol Williams performing at the United States Military Academy West Point Cadet Chapel. In music, the organ is a keyboard instrument of one or more pipe divisions or other means (generally woodwind or electric) for producing tones.

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Organ building

Organ building is the profession of designing, building, restoring and maintaining pipe organs.

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Organist

An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ. Marie-Claire Alain and organist are organ improvisers.

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Rueil-Malmaison

Rueil-Malmaison or simply Rueil is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, in the Hauts-de-Seine department, Île-de-France region.

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Saint-Donat

Saint-Donat (Auvergnat: Sent Donat) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.

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Saint-Germain-en-Laye

Saint-Germain-en-Laye is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France.

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St Albans International Organ Festival

The International Organ Festival (IOF) is a biennial music festival and organ competition held in St Albans, England since 1963.

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The Organ (magazine)

The Organ is a quarterly magazine about the world of the pipe organ.

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Thomas Trotter (musician)

Thomas Andrew Trotter (born 4 April 1957) is an English concert organist.

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Villeneuve-Saint-Georges

Villeneuve-Saint-Georges is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France.

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Wolfgang Karius

Wolfgang Karius (born 4 June 1943) is a German conductor, organist and harpsichordist.

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Wolfgang Rübsam

Wolfgang Friedrich Rübsam (born October 16, 1946, in Gießen) is a German-American organist, pianist, composer and pedagogue. Marie-Claire Alain and Wolfgang Rübsam are organ improvisers.

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Yvelines

Yvelines is a department in the western part of the Île-de-France region in Northern France.

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Zsuzsa Elekes

Zsuzsa Elekes (born 13 May 1955 in Budapest) is a Hungarian organist and organ teacher at the Béla Bartók Conservatory in Budapest.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie-Claire_Alain

Also known as Marie Claire Alain.

Marie-Claire Alain, the Glossary

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French women organists

Recipients of the Léonie Sonning Music Prize

References