Composer
Georges Delerue
French composer (1925–1992)
1925–1992
1 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1925
- Died
- 1992
- Birthplace
- Roubaix
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Citizenship / historical state
- France
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Georges Delerue (12 March 1925 – 20 March 1992; [ʒɔʁʒ dɛlʁy]) was a French composer who composed more than 350 scores for cinema and television. Delerue won numerous important film music awards, including an Academy Award for A Little Romance (1979), three César Awards (1979, 1980, 1981), two ASCAP Awards (1988, 1990), and one Gemini Award for Sword of Gideon (1986). He was also nominated for four additional Academy Awards for Anne of the Thousand Days (1969), The Day of the Dolphin (1973), Julia (1977), and Agnes of God (1985), four additional César Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and one Genie Award for Black Robe (1991).
The French newspaper Le Figaro named him "the Mozart of cinema". Delerue was the first composer to win three consecutive César Awards: for Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978), Love on the Run (1979), and The Last Metro (1980). Delerue was named Commander of Arts and Letters, one of France's highest honours.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; film score composer; conductor; musician; bandleader
- Teachers
- Darius Milhaud
- Instruments played
- piano
- Official website
- http://www.georges-delerue.com/
- Languages used
- French
- VIAF ID
- 51874937
- ISNI
- 0000000120961245
- GND ID
- 123381665
- Library of Congress ID
- n82101108
- MusicBrainz ID
- 3e46f4da-eee2-455f-bb72-9ca83887e9e4
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
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.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Friendship Theme | See work details |
| View sheet music |
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 51874937. Portrait: Studio Harcourt, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.