Henri Sauguet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henri Sauguet

French composer

Date of Birth: 18-May-1901

Place of Birth: Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Date of Death: 22-Jun-1989

Profession: composer, film score composer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Henri Sauguet (18 May 1901 – 22 June 1989), was a French composer.
Born in Bordeaux as Henri-Pierre Poupard, he adopted his mother's maiden name as his pseudonym.
His output includes operas, ballets, four symphonies (1945, 1949, 1955, 1971), concertos, chamber and choral music and numerous songs, as well as film music.
Although he experimented with musique concrète and expanded tonality, he remained opposed to particular systems and his music evolved little: he developed tonal or modal ideas in smooth curves, producing an art of clarity, simplicity and restraint.