Summary
Marie Gabriel Augustin Savard (21 August 1814 – 7 June 1881) was a French composer and teacher.
Savard was a teacher at the Paris Conservatory in tonic solfa, harmony and figured bass. Among his pupils were Jules Massenet, Cécile Chaminade, Eduard Reuss, and Edward MacDowell. See: List of music students by teacher: R to S#Marie Gabriel Augustin Savard. Massenet describes him fondly in his memoires.[1] His works include the following:
- Kyrie (1860) (Niedermeyer)
- Messe solennelle (1865)
He also published books on music theory and a compilation of plainsong chants.[2] These include:
- Cours complet d'Harmonie théorique et pratique (1853) and
- Principes de la musique et méthode de transposition (1865), Librairie Hachette et cie., Paris [3]
The latter work was approved by L'Académie des beaux-arts of the Institut de France under such notables as Daniel Auber, Ambroise Thomas, Hector Berlioz and Fromental Halévy.[3]
He was the father of Marie Emmanuel Augustin Savard.
References edit
- ^ Morris Foundation Archived 2009-11-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Charles Bergmans (2008) La Musique Et Les Musiciens, BiblioBazaar, LLC.
- ^ a b digitized by Google Books (Harvard University Library)
External links edit
- Image of Augustin Savard pêre on a medallion at the Cité de la Musique