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Jehan Ariste Alain

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Jehan Ariste Alain

Birth
Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Departement des Yvelines, Île-de-France, France
Death
20 Jun 1940 (aged 29)
Saumur, Departement de Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
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Maisons-Laffitte, Departement des Yvelines, Île-de-France, France Add to Map
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Composer. Skilled as an organist, he studied composition with composer Paul Dukas and organ with Marcel Dupre. His complex organ works including "Litanies", "Le Jardin Suspendu", and "Intermezzo", and encompassed such disparate influences as Baroque, Jazz, and the Far East. He joined the French Army during World War II, and was killed in action.
Composer. Skilled as an organist, he studied composition with composer Paul Dukas and organ with Marcel Dupre. His complex organ works including "Litanies", "Le Jardin Suspendu", and "Intermezzo", and encompassed such disparate influences as Baroque, Jazz, and the Far East. He joined the French Army during World War II, and was killed in action.

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  • Originally Created by: Bobb Edwards
  • Added: Nov 15, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9907969/jehan_ariste-alain: accessed ), memorial page for Jehan Ariste Alain (3 Feb 1911–20 Jun 1940), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9907969, citing Church of Saint Nicolas, Maisons-Laffitte, Departement des Yvelines, Île-de-France, France; Maintained by Find a Grave.