''This article is about the Parisian musical institute. For other organizations called Schola Cantorum, see Schola Cantorum (disambiguation).
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 20th century music.
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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
Léon Barzin
Joseph Canteloube
Gaby Casadesus
Sergiu Célibidache
Jacques Chailley
Jean Jacques Grunenwald
Alexandre Lagoya
Jean Langlais
Daniel Lesur
Roland Manuel
Maurice Ohana
- Joaquin Nin
- Joaquin Nin-Culmell
- Cole Porter
Ida Presti
Albert Roussel
- Erik Satie
- Ahmed Adnan Saygun
:*Babür Tongur
Déodat de Séverac
Paul Tortelier
Joaquim Turina
- Guillermo Uribe
- Edgard Varèse
Karin Waehner
Teachers
- Pierre Doury
- Maurice Duruflé
- Vincent d'Indy
- Wanda Landowska
- Jeanne Loriod
- Olivier Messiaen
- Darius Milhaud