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Abel Decaux

Abel-Marie Alexis Decaux (11 February 1869 – 19 March 1943) was a French organist, composer, and pedagogue, best known for his piano suite Clairs de lune, some of the earliest pieces of dodecaphony.

A student of Théodore Dubois, Jules Massenet, and Charles-Marie Widor, among others, he was the titular organist of the grand organ of the Sacré-Cœur basilica. Decaux was more renowned as a player and…

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Type
Person
Area
France
Born
February 11th, 1869
Died
March 19th, 1943
Labels
Harmonia Mundi
Hyperion
Last updated: March 16th, 2014