Charles Tournemire, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles Tournemire

French composer

Date of Birth: 22-Jan-1870

Place of Birth: Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Date of Death: 04-Nov-1939

Profession: composer, organist, university teacher, music pedagogue

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Charles Arnould Tournemire (22 January 1870 – 3 or 4 November 1939) was a French composer and organist, notable partly for his improvisations which were often rooted in the music of Gregorian chant.
His compositions include eight symphonies (one of them choral), four operas, twelve chamber works and eighteen piano solos; but he is remembered largely for his organ music, the best known being set of pieces L'Orgue Mystique.