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Francis Chagrin (born Alexander Paucker, 15 November 1905 – 10 November 1972), was a composer of film scores and popular orchestral music, as well as a conductor. He was also the "organizer and chief moving spirit" who founded the Society for the Promotion of New Music .
Francis Chagrin, né Alexander Paucker le 15 novembre 1905 à Bucarest, et mort le 10 novembre 1972, est un compositeur de musiques de films et de musique orchestrale populaire, ainsi qu'un chef d'orchestre.
Biography. Born in Bucharest on the 15 November 1905, composer and founder of the Society for the Promotion of New Music, Francis Chagrin's music ranges over most genres. In the orchestral field, there are two completed symphonies, a piano concerto, a Prelude and Fugue, and a Rumanian Fantasy, written for Larry Adler and commercially recorded ...
Here he writes about his research on the work of composer Francis Chagrin at the BBC French Service. Francis Chagrin pursued several musical careers simultaneously. The Romanian-born composer, who eventually settled in Britain after formative years in France, was something of a musical chameleon.
FROM RUMANIA TO ENGLAND: The Musical Career of FRANCIS CHAGRIN (1905-1972) By Philip L Scowcroft Chagrin was born Alexander Paucker in Bucharest on 15 November 1905 and initially trained (in Switzerland) as an engineer, changing course to a musical career, despite family opposition, in the 1930s.
1905 - 1972. American. Summary. Performances. Photos. Discography. Francis Chagrin described himself as ‘Rumanian by birth, British by. nationality and cosmopolitan by inclination.’. He was born Alexander. Paucker in Bucharest on the 15 November 1905 to wealthy Jewish parents. who expected their son to take his rightful place in the family.
Encyclopaedia Judaica. CHAGRIN, FRANCISCHAGRIN, FRANCIS (1905–1972), French composer. Born in Bucharest into a wealthy family, Chagrin studied engineering in accordance with his father's wishes, but subsequently left home to study composition in Paris with Paul *Dukas and Nadia Boulanger.
