Pierre Gabaye

Pierre Gabaye (1930-2000) was a French composer.

His musical tuition began at age seven on the piano, and which led him to pursue a career as a pianist and composer in both the classical and jazz spheres. He won the 1956 Prix de Rome [http://artist.getmaestro.com/Prix%20de%20Rome.html Prix de Rome info on Maestro] , and was later appointed Director of Light Music at Radio France. He retired in 1986 and now lives in Chamonix.

Gabaye's compositional style can be described as a late exemplar of the French neo-classical tradition, in the mould of Poulenc and Saint-Saëns. A lot of his music is light-hearted, and written for brass and wind instruments.

Selected works

*Boutade, for trumpet (1957)
*Recréation (1958)
*Two Pieces for Wind Instruments (1959)
*Special, for trombone (1970)

References

External links

* [http://www.classicalnotes.co.uk/home.html Gabaye Programme notes (inc. bio) from classicalnotes.com]