Gabriel Fauré: From a Village Church Harmonium to Composer
LSM Culture has published a quiz about French composer Gabriel Fauré, whose music was also heard in a film by Streičs. The intro notes that his contemporaries first saw him as an organist and choir conductor.
The culture section of Latvian public media portal LSM has published a quiz about the French composer Gabriel Fauré, whose music was also heard in a film by Streičs. The quiz is devoted to his life and work, and its introduction mentions several biographical facts.
At first, his contemporaries did not see Fauré as a composer. They regarded him as a French organist and choir conductor.
Childhood and family
From an early age, Fauré used his free moments to look for a chance to get to the keys and pedals of the harmonium in the local church. A harmonium is a keyboard instrument related to the organ.
Academic music was not held in high regard in his family. His father nevertheless supported the musical education of his sixth child.
