Georges Caussade, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Georges Caussade

Composer, music theorist, music educator

Date of Birth: 20-Nov-1873

Place of Birth: Port Louis, Port Louis District, Mauritius

Date of Death: 05-Aug-1936

Profession: composer, musicologist, music theorist, music pedagogue

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Georges Caussade (20 November 1873 – 5 August 1936) was a French composer, music theorist, and music educator.
Born in Port Louis, Mauritius, he joined the faculty of the Conservatoire de Paris in 1905 as a teacher of counterpoint.
He began teaching fugue at the school as well in 1921; a position his wife, composer Simone Plé-Caussade, took over in 1928.
Among his notable students are Jehan Alain, Georges Auric, Elsa Barraine, Lili Boulanger, Jean-Yves Daniel-Lesur, Georges Dandelot, Claude Delvincourt, Georges Hugon, Jeanne Leleu, Eugène Lapierre, Gaston Litaize, Paul Pierné, Georges-Émile Tanguay, Henri Tomasi, Marcel Tournier, Germaine Tailleferre and Marios Varvoglis.
See: List of music students by teacher: C to F#Georges Caussade.
In 1931 he published a book on the subject of harmony, Technique de l'harmonie.
His most notable compositions are the operas Selgar et Moina and Légende de Saint George.