François Rauber
François Rauber (19 January 1933 – 14 December 2003) was a French pianist, composer, arranger and conductor known for his works with chansonnier Jacques Brel. He served as the music director for the 1975 film Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris. Rauber was born in Neufchâteau, Vosges and studied music at the Nancy Conservatoire and the Conservatoire de Paris.
François Rauber
- Born
- 1933 · Neufchâteau.
- Died
- 2003 · 16th arrondissement of Paris.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- composer · conductor · pianist · music arranger · musician · bandleader
- Fields
- chanson
- Education
- Conservatoire Régional du Grand Nancy · Conservatoire de Paris
- Languages
- French
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François Rauber (19 January 1933 – 14 December 2003) was a French pianist, composer, arranger and conductor known for his works with chansonnier Jacques Brel. He served as the music director for the 1975 film Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris. Rauber was born in Neufchâteau, Vosges and studied music at the Nancy Conservatoire and the Conservatoire de Paris.
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Rauber is also the composer of the Napoleonic March in the Colonel Chabert French movie by Yves Angelo. In 1979 Rauber was awarded the Grand Prize for Light Symphonic Music. During the 1980s and early 1990s, he worked extensively with Portuguese singer-songwriter Fernando Tordo and served as arranger and conductor in some of his records. In 2003, he was awarded the Chanson Française Grand Prize.
François Rauber studied at Conservatoire Régional du Grand Nancy and Conservatoire de Paris. The recorded working language is French. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are chanson. Employment is recorded with Barclay. Positions recorded include Eurovision Song Contest conductor.
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François Rauber died at 16th arrondissement of Paris.
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Neufchâteau.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q920082: François Rauber
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- “François Rauber”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 3016086-8, François Rauber et Son Orchestre.
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- 1.lesGensduCinema.com
- 2.Dit par François Rauber lui-même lors d'une invitation à l'Association de Musiques Récréatives (AMR) : « Vous êtes sûrs, dit Brassens, qu'il y a vraiment besoin d'un orchestre pour m'accompagner ? » « Oui, c'est nécessaire », lui répondit-on. Après réflexion Brassens répondit : « Oh, ben tiens, il n'y a qu'à prendre François Rauber ! C'est encore le moins con de tous. »
- 3.Extrait de l'acte de décès de François Marie Joseph Rauber. MatchID.
- 4.GUAINVILLE (28) : cimetière - Cimetières de France et d'ailleurs. landrucimetieres.fr.
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 3016086-8, François Rauber et Son Orchestre.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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