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Marcel Tournier

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French harpist, composer, and pedagogue (1879-1951)

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Marcel Lucien Tournier was a French harpist, composer, and teacher who composed important solo repertory for the harp that expanded the technical and harmonic possibilities of the instrument.

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Knight of the Legion of Honour
Prix de Rome

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Marcel Lucien Tournier was a French harpist, composer, and teacher who composed important solo repertory for the harp that expanded the technical and harmonic possibilities of the instrument. His works are regularly performed in concert and recorded by professional harpists, and they are often test pieces for harp-performance competitions. A student of Alphonse Hasselmans at the Paris Conservatory, Tournier won the Second Grand Prize of the Prix de Rome in 1909. He also won the Rossini Prize for Laura et Petrarch.

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France
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Musicians
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Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1879 to 1951 · aged 72
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