Marie-Joseph Canteloube de Malaret

Born: 1879
Died: 1957
Education: self-taught
Career: composer

Marie-Joseph Canteloube de Malaret (b. Annonay, (Ardèche), 21 October 1879 – d. Grigny, (Essonne), 4 November 1957) was a French composer, musicologist, and author best known for his collections of orchestrated folksongs from the Auvergne region. Joseph Canteloube was born into a family with deep roots in the Auvergne region of France. He studied piano from the age of four with Amélie Daetzer, a friend of Frédéric Chopin. After earning his baccalauréat, he worked at a bank in Bordeaux. He returned to his family home in Malaret (Annonay) due to an illness, but when his health was restored, he decided to make a career in music in Paris. He entered the Schola Cantorum in 1901 and was a student of Vincent d'Indy and Charles Bordes, soon becoming friends with Déodat de Séverac, Isaac Albéniz, and Albert Roussel. In 1907, he wrote a suite entitled Dans la montagne for piano and violin in four movements that was played at the Société Nationale. Other significant works followed, including Colloque sentimental for voice and string quartet (1908); Eglogue d'Automne for orchestra (1910); Vers la Princesse lointaine, a symphonic poem (1912); Au Printemps for voice and orchestra; and L'Arada (