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Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France
About Pierre Gabaye
- Pierre Gabaye (born 1930) is 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 studied the piano with Simone Plé-Caussade at the Conservatoire de Paris.
- He won the 1956 Prix de Rome, and was later appointed Director of Light Music at Radio France.
- He retired in 1986 and moved to 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.
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