Georges Hugon

Georges Hugon ( born July 23, 1904 in Paris, † 19 June 1980 Blauvac ) was a French composer.

Hugon studied at the Conservatoire de Paris with Isidore Philipp, Jean Gallon, Georges Caussade and Paul Dukas and received first prizes in piano ( 1921), Theory of Harmony ( 1921) and composition ( 1930). In 1930 he received the Prize of the Fondation Blumenthal.

From 1934 to 1940 Hugon headed the Conservatory of Boulogne- sur -Mer. After his return he taught at the Conservatoire de Paris from 1941 solfege. In 1948, he took over a class of harmony. The General Council of the department of Seine awarded him its 1967 Grand prix musical.

Hugon composed alongside chamber works, among others Au Nord ( 1930), a " symphonic fresco" by Émile Verhaeren, the ballet La Reine de Saba (1933 ) by Gustave Flaubert and two symphonies (1941 and 1949). A third symphony ( Prometheus ) remained unfinished. From his pen also comes a concerto for piano and orchestra, which was premiered by Jacqueline Eymar.

  • French composer
  • Music teacher
  • Born in 1904
  • Died in 1980
  • Man
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