Ernest Gagnon
Illustration — Ernest Gagnon (1834–1915) Ernest Gagnon (7 November 1834 – 15 September 1915) was a Canadian folklorist, composer, and organist. He is best known for compiling a large amount of French Canadian folk music which he published as Chansons populaires du Canada in 1865–1867. He was greatly admired for his virtuoso performances on the organ and was also considered an expert at plainsong accompaniment.
Also recorded as Frédéric-Ernest-Amédée Gagnon
Ernest Gagnon
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- 1834 · Louiseville.
- Died
- 1915 · Quebec City.
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- Canada
- Occupation
- writer · composer · music educator · music teacher · university teacher
- Education
- Laval University
- Teachers
- Charles Wugk Sabatier · Alexandre Goria · Henri Herz · Auguste Durand
- Languages
- French
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Illustration — Ernest Gagnon (1834–1915) Ernest Gagnon (7 November 1834 – 15 September 1915) was a Canadian folklorist, composer, and organist. He is best known for compiling a large amount of French Canadian folk music which he published as Chansons populaires du Canada in 1865–1867. He was greatly admired for his virtuoso performances on the organ and was also considered an expert at plainsong accompaniment.
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Ernest Gagnon (1834–1915) was a Canadian composer, music educator and music teacher, among other activities. Born in Louiseville, the composer died in Quebec City.
Ernest Gagnon studied at Laval University. The composer worked for Laval University and Séminaire de Québec and was a member of Royal Society of Canada. Languages used include French.
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Born in Louiseville, Gagnon was from a prominent family of musicians in Québec City. He is the brother of composer Gustave Gagnon and the uncle of composer Henri Gagnon. His sister Élisabeth was married to pianist Paul Letondal. He studied the organ with Charles Wugk Sabatier. From 1853 to 1864 he was the organist of Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church, and held a similar position at the Notre-Dame Basilica-Cathedral from 1864 to 1876. In 1857 he travelled to Paris after obtaining a study leave and became a pupil of Henri Herz and Alexandre Goria. Many of his arts songs, choral pieces, and works for solo piano have been published by the Canadian Musical Heritage Society and by Adélard Joseph Boucher. His piano work Stadaconé (1858) was notably the first notated composition to be based on the music of the aboriginal peoples in Canada. He died in Quebec City at the age of 80 and is buried at the Cimetière Notre-Dame-de-Belmont.
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Ernest Gagnon died at Quebec City.
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- Ernest Gagnon et l’âme du Canada français, 2023
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- Gagnon romantique et poète, Ernest Gagnon et l’âme du Canada français, 2023
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Gagnon romantique et poète, Ernest Gagnon et l’âme du Canada français, 2023
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Formation and teaching. Gagnon studied at Laval University. He trained under Charles Wugk Sabatier, Alexandre Goria, Henri Herz and Auguste Durand. Recorded as writer, composer, music educator, music teacher and university teacher.
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