Léon Moreau
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| Born | 13 July 1870 |
| Died | 11 April 1946 (aged 75) |
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Léon Moreau (13 July 1870 – 11 April 1946) was a French/Breton composer, winner of the second prize for composition in the Prix de Rome of 1899.
Born in Brest, he was active as a piano teacher and composer in Brest and Paris. A member of the short-lived Association des Compositeurs Bretons, he also wrote a number of film scores for the silent era (1894-1929), and also saxophone pieces for Elise Hall.
Works (selection)
[edit]- Film scores
- 1913: L'Agonie de Byzance by Louis Feuillade
- 1922: The Agony of the Eagles by Dominique Bernard-Deschamps and Julien Duvivier
- 1928: Madame Récamier by Tony Lekain and Gaston Ravel
Bibliography
[edit]- Séverine Abhervé: Discours des compositeurs de musique sur le cinématographe en France (1919–1937): Ambitions, obstacles et horizons d'attente, on 1895.Mille huit cent quatre-vingt-quinze, 65, 2011, accessdate 28 June 2016
External links
[edit]- Léon Moreau at IMDb
- Léon Moreau on BnF
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