Biography: Heliodoro Paiva, Helmuth Rilling, Hendrik Andriessen, Henk Badings, Henning Christiansen, Henri (Gustave) Casadesus, Henri Barraud, Henri Bertini, Henri Duparc, Henri Dutilleux,

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Heliodoro Paiva Biography, Photos, Pictures

Both of Paiva’s parents served in the Portuguese court; accordingly, it is thought that he received an excellent education He was associated with the monastery of S Cruz in Coimbra for the majority of his musical career

Helmuth Rilling Biography, Photos, Pictures

Helmuth Rilling is an important and honored organist and conductor specializing in Baroque Era music, especially that of Johann Sebastian BachHis family was musical He studied music as a child at the Protestant theological seminaries of Schönthal an der Jagst and Urach in Württemberg

Hendrik Andriessen Biography, Photos, Pictures

Andriessen studied at the Amsterdam Conservatory and began his professional career as organist in Haarlem, succeeding his father in that position He later was organist at the Utrecht Cathedral and taught organ at the Roman Catholic School for Church Music

Henk Badings Biography, Photos, Pictures

Badings began his career as an engineer, but turned to music and studied composition with Pijper He taught at Rotterdam Conservatory and served as director and professor at Amsterdam Lyceum, Hague Conservatory and the Musikhochschule in Stuttgart

Henning Christiansen Biography, Photos, Pictures

A composer who uses normal instruments and noises and who also makes art objects in the Fluxus tradition: eg, his “Betrayal, op 144,” a carton filled with various small objects and an EP, signed and numbered (available from Gelbe Musik)

Henri (Gustave) Casadesus Biography, Photos, Pictures

Casadesus, a member of a French family of musicians, studied at the Paris Conservatoire and won the first prize in 1899 for viola In addition to composing, he founded the Société des Instruments Anciens Casadesus in 1901 in collaboration with Saint-Saëns

Henri Barraud Biography, Photos, Pictures

After training for the wine trade, Barraud turned to a musical career and studied composition, fugue and orchestration at the Paris Conservatoire He was soon expelled from the school for writing a string quartet that was too unconventional

Henri Bertini Biography, Photos, Pictures

This French composer and pianist, whose numbers of works exceeded 200, was most noted for the teaching aspects of his compositions Henri’s most important teacher was his brother who had studied with Clementi; Clementi’s influence is apparent in Bertini’s compositions

Henri Duparc Biography, Photos, Pictures

A student of Franck in both piano and composition Duparc led a retiring life after the age of 36 It was prior to this time, however, that he completed most, if not all of his compositions

Henri Dutilleux Biography, Photos, Pictures

A French composer of instrumental, orchestral, chamber, and piano works ~ All Music Guide, All Music Guide

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