Maurice JOURNEAU

Maurice JOURNEAU

BIOGRAPHY

Maurice  Journeau was born on November 17, 1898 in Biarritz (Pyrénées-Atlantiques. He studied composition at the "Ecole Normale de Musique" in Paris from 1920 to 1922 included, with Nadia Boulanger and Max d'Ollone.  His catalogue of works comprises 75 works for piano, harpsichord, organ, chamber music and orchestra. Among the musical works considered as the most typical of his style by the composer himself, one may notice the "Sonatinas" for piano, the "String Quartet", some works for violin ("Along the Mediterranean Shores", "Berceuse", "Second Sonata for Violin"), the "Toccata" (for piano or organ) and the "Impromptus" for piano.