Composer

Charles Tournemire

French composer and organist (1870–1939)

1870–1939

43 works and musical collections

Born: 1870
Died: 1939
Birthplace: Bordeaux
Place of death: Arcachon
Citizenship / historical state: France
Period (estimated from birth year): Modern

Biography

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. He is mainly remembered for his organ music, the best known being a set of pieces called L'Orgue mystique.

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Life and musical career

Occupations: composer; organist; music educator; university teacher
Education: Conservatoire de Paris
Teachers: César Franck; Charles-Marie Widor
Career institutions / employers: Conservatoire de Paris
Instruments played: pipe organ
Genres: opera; symphony
Movements: classical music
Awards: Knight of the Legion of Honour; prix Chartier
Birth name: Charles Arnould Tournemire
Languages used: French
VIAF ID: 22328984
ISNI: 000000010878571X
GND ID: 119297582
Library of Congress ID: n81146969
MusicBrainz ID: 339496dc-9054-4984-8f8d-673647c8afe3

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments: Organ, Piano
Genres represented: Classical
Source entries with composition dates: 3

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Sheet music catalogue

Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.

Works and musical collections with sheet music details
Title	Work details	Listed instruments	Sheet music
Poème Mystique pour piano, Op.33	Catalogue / opus Op.33 Year composed 1908	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
9. Dix Pieces dans le Style Libre	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
L'Orgue Mystique	Year composed 1927-32	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
2. Cantilene Improvisee	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
4. Fantaisie Improvisation sur l'Ave Maria	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
3. Cinq Noels Originaux en Forme de Versets	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
5. Trois Offertoires	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
7. Trois Sorties	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Triple Choral	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
3. Improvisation sur le Te Deum	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
5. Choral Improvisation sur le Victimae Paschali	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
4. Trois Entrees	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Postludes Libres pour des Antiennes de Magnificat, Op.68	Catalogue / opus Op.68	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sortie en sol majeur	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Variae Prece, 40 pièces pour harmonium	Year composed 1901-02	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
1. Petite Rapsodie Improvisee	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
2. Cinq Versets II	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
6. Trois Communions	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
8. Trois Amens	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sacred Symphony	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Pièce Symphonique	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
1. Cinq Versets I	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Larghetto from Dix Pieces en style libre, Op. 21	Catalogue / opus Op. 21	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sortie, Op. 3	Catalogue / opus Op. 3	Organ	View sheet music Work & edition details
Piece Symphonique, Op. 16	Catalogue / opus Op. 16	Organ	View sheet music Work & edition details
Vari¾ Preces, Part 1, Op. 21 - Cinq versets	Catalogue / opus Op. 21	Organ	View sheet music Work & edition details
Vari¾ Preces, Part 1, Op. 21 - Cinq Noels Originaux	Catalogue / opus Op. 21	Organ	View sheet music Work & edition details
Vari¾ Preces, Part 1, Op. 21 - Trois Entrees	Catalogue / opus Op. 21	Organ	View sheet music Work & edition details
Vari¾ Preces, Part 1, Op. 21 - Trois Offertoires	Catalogue / opus Op. 21	Organ	View sheet music Work & edition details
Vari¾ Preces, Part 1, Op. 21 - Trois Communions	Catalogue / opus Op. 21	Organ	View sheet music Work & edition details
Vari¾ Preces, Part 1, Op. 21 - Trois Sorties	Catalogue / opus Op. 21	Organ	View sheet music Work & edition details
Vari¾ Preces, Part 1, Op. 21 - Trois Amen	Catalogue / opus Op. 21	Organ	View sheet music Work & edition details
Vari¾ Preces, Part 2 - 1. Andantino	See work details	Organ	View sheet music Work & edition details
Vari¾ Preces, Part 2 - 2. Scherzetto	See work details	Organ	View sheet music Work & edition details
Vari¾ Preces, Part 2 - 3. Final	See work details	Organ	View sheet music Work & edition details
Vari¾ Preces, Part 2 - 4. Larghetto	See work details	Organ	View sheet music Work & edition details
Vari¾ Preces, Part 2 - 5. Romance sans Paroles	See work details	Organ	View sheet music Work & edition details
Vari¾ Preces, Part 2 - 6. Allegretto	See work details	Organ	View sheet music Work & edition details
Vari¾ Preces, Part 2 - 7. Toccatina	See work details	Organ	View sheet music Work & edition details
Vari¾ Preces, Part 2 - 8. Choral	See work details	Organ	View sheet music Work & edition details
Vari¾ Preces, Part 2 - 9. Intermezzo	See work details	Organ	View sheet music Work & edition details
Vari¾ Preces, Part 2 - 10. Adagietto	See work details	Organ	View sheet music Work & edition details
Triple Choral, Op. 41	Catalogue / opus Op. 41	Organ	View sheet music Work & edition details

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 22328984. Portrait: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.