Marie-Joseph Canteloube de Malaret (1879 - November 4, 1957), was a French composer. Canteloube was born in Annonay in the Ardèche, and died at Grigny in Yvelines. 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 57 days remaining. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Annonay is a town and commune in the Ardèche département of France in the Rhône-Alpes region. ... Ardèche is a département in south-central France named after the Ardèche River. ... Nicolas de Grigny (baptised September 8, 1672 - November 30, 1703) was a French organist and composer. ... Yvelines is a French département in the région of ÃŽle-de-France. ...

He is best known for his collection of folk songs from the Auvergne region, Chants d’Auvergne ("Songs of the Auvergne"). Canteloube himself believed that "les chants paysans s’élèvent bien souvent au niveau de l’art le plus pur, par le sentiment et l’expression, sinon par la forme" ("peasant songs often rise to the level of purest art in terms of feeling and expression, if not in form"). Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the people. ... Auvergne coat of arms Auvergne (Occitan: Auvèrnha) was the name of an historically independent county in the center of France, as well as later a province of France. ...

Canteloube studied music in Paris under Amélie Daetzer, a former pupil of Chopin. He also studied composition under Vincent d'Indy. His first composition, "Colloque Sentimentale", dates from 1903. His other works include the operas Le Mas and Vercingétorix. In 1925, he founded La Bourrée, an association whose aim was to promote the Auvergne. In 1941, during the Nazi occupation of France, Canteloube joined the Vichy government, an action that has been attributed to political naiveté. The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Frédéric-François Chopin as portrayed by Eugène Delacroix in 1838. ... Photograph of Vincent dIndy Paul Marie Théodore Vincent dIndy (March 27, 1851 – December 2, 1931) was a French composer and teacher. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Vichy France (French: now called Régime de Vichy or Vichy; called itself at the time État Français, or French State) was the French state of 1940-1944 which was a puppet government under Nazi influence, as opposed to the Free French Forces, based first in London and later in Algiers. ...

As well collecting and arranging traditional folk songs, Canteloube wrote extensively on the subject of music. His works include biographies of his former teacher, d'Indy, and of Déodat de Séverac. Sir Thomas Malory wrote the most famous fictional biography of the Middle Ages with Le Morte dArthur about the life of King Arthur. ... Déodat de Séverac (1872-1921) was a French composer, noted for his vocal and choral music, including settings of verse in Provençal and Catalan, as well as his compositions for solo piano. ...