Marie Gabriel Augustin Savard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Marie Gabriel Augustin Savard

French composer

Date of Birth: 21-Aug-1814

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 07-Jun-1881

Profession: composer, university teacher, music pedagogue

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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.
His works include the following: Kyrie (1860) (Niedermeyer) Messe solennelle (1865)He also published books on music theory and a compilation of plainsong chants.
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 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.He was the father of Marie Emmanuel Augustin Savard.



Alternative names	Pierre Lamy Petit
Description	French entomologist and photographer
Date of birth/death	15 August 1832 / 15 August 1831	16 February 1909
Location of birth/death	Aups	Paris
Work period	1848 – 1908
Work location	France, New York (Statue of Liberty)
Authority control	: Q1981250 VIAF: 100987556 ISNI: 0000 0000 8008 6705 ULAN: 500028356 LCCN: n87810036 GND: 174256957 WorldCat