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Fernande Decruck
French composer (1896–1954)
Fernande Decruck | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1896-12-25)25 December 1896 Galliac, France |
| Died | 6 August 1954(1954-08-06) (aged 57) |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, Performer |
Fernande Decruck (née Breilh) (25 December 1896 – 6 August 1954) was a French composer who composed over 40 works for the saxophone.
Most well-known is her Sonata in C sharp minor for alto saxophone or viola, dedicated to Marcel Mule.
Life
Fernande Breilh was born in the village of Gaillac in France to a local merchant. She began learning piano aged eight and studied at the Conservatoire de Toulouse.
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She was admitted to the Conservatoire de Paris in 1918 studying organ and composition. There she won prizes in harmony, fugue, counterpoint, and piano accompaniment.[1]
Her studies in improvisation on organ led her to travel to America where she gave her first organ recitals in New York.
Her husband, Maurice Decr