Schola Cantorum

This article is about the Parisian musical institute. For other organizations called Schola Cantorum, see Schola Cantorum (disambiguation).

Schola Cantorum

La Schola Cantorum is a private music school in Paris. It was founded in 1894 by Charles Bordes, Alexandre Guilmant and Vincent d'Indy as a counterbalance to the Paris Conservatoire's emphasis on opera. Its alumni include many significant figures in 20^th century music.

History

In the later half of the 19^th century, the Paris Conservatoire's curriculum was dominated by opera, such that vocalist had become synonymous with opera singer, and composer with operatic composer. Composers who wrote primarily instrumental music, such as D'Indy's teacher César Franck, found it difficult to gain full acceptance into the Parisian musical establishment.

La Schola was founded in 1894 and opened on 15 October 1896 as a counterbalance to the Conservatoire. Alexandre Guilmant, an organist at the Conservatoire, was the director of the Schola before D'Indy took over. D'Indy set the curriculum and built the early foundations for the Schola's success. The school's program initiated a revival of interest in Gregorian chant and the music of the 16^th and 17^th centuries. Since 1900 it has been located in a converted convent in the Quartier Latin.

Alumni

Isaac Albeniz^{[citation needed]}
Léon Barzin

• Seth Bingham

Joseph Canteloube
Gaby Casadesus
Sergiu Célibidache^{[citation needed]}
Jacques Chailley

• Claire Delbos

Jean Jacques Grunenwald
Alexandre Lagoya
Jean Langlais
Daniel Lesur
Roland Manuel
Maurice Ohana

• Joaquin Nin
• Joaquin Nin-Culmell
• Cole Porter^{[citation needed]}

Ida Presti
Albert Roussel

• Erik Satie
• Ahmed Adnan Saygun
• Peter Togni

• Babür Tongur

Déodat de Séverac

• Alexander Steinert

Paul Tortelier^{[citation needed]}
Joaquim Turina^{[citation needed]}

• Guillermo Uribe
• Edgard Varèse^{[citation needed]}

Karin Waehner

Teachers

• Pierre Doury
• Maurice Duruflé
• Vincent d'Indy
• Wanda Landowska^{[citation needed]}
• Jeanne Loriod
• Olivier Messiaen^{[citation needed]}
• Darius Milhaud^{[citation needed]}

External links

• Schola Cantorum website

Coordinates: 48°50′30″N 02°20′29″E / 48.84167°N 2.34139°E / 48.84167; 2.34139