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Jean-Louis Florentz

Jean-Louis Florentz (19 December 1947 – 4 July 2004) was a French composer. Biography Born in Asnières-sur-Seine, Florentz was a student of Pierre Schaeffer and Olivier Messiaen. In 1978, he won the

Jean-Louis Florentz (19 December 1947 – 4 July 2004) was a French composer. Biography Born in Asnières-sur-Seine, Florentz was a student of Pierre Schaeffer and Olivier Messiaen. In 1978, he won the Lili Boulanger composition prize, followed by various prizes from the SACEM and the Institut de France. His unceasing travels in Africa allowed him to study ethnomusicology and linguistics. He was a friend of Olivier Latry, organist of Notre-Dame. He was a composer-in-residence at the Villa Médicis in Rome (1980–1981) and at the Casa de Velázquez in Madrid (1983–1985) He died from cancer in 2004 in Paris. He had been a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts since 1995. Works * Ti’ndé (Op. 1, 1975–1976), for viola and small orchestra *:Commission from the Ministry of Culture * Ténéré - Incantation sur un verset coranique (Op. 2, 1977–1978), for orchestra *:Commission from the Ministry of Culture * Magnificat - Antiphone for the Visitation (Op. 3, 1979–1980), for tenor, mixed choir and orchestra *:Commission from the Festival d’arts sacrés de la Ville de Paris. * Les Marches du Soleil (Op. 4, 1981–1983), for orchestra. Commission from Radio France * Laudes - Kidân za-nageh (op. 5, 1983–198

Era
Post-War
Lived
1947–2004
From
France
Born in
Asnières-sur-Seine · died Paris
Known as
organist, composer
Instruments
pipe organ

Contemporaries

Composers of the same nationality whose working lives overlapped — computed across all 11,984 dated composers in this library, not taken from any single article.