Marius Gueit Explained

Marius André Gueit (2 July 1808 – 2 December 1862) was a 19th-century French organist, cellist and composer.[1] [2]

Biography

The son of a muleteer, Gueit was born in Hyères, France, and lost his sight at the age of 15 months. At first, he was a student of the Institut National des Jeunes Aveugles (INJA) (National Institute for Blind Children or Royal Institution for Blind Youth) in Paris, where he taught from 1826 to 1832. Among the professors who taught at this school were the organists Guillaume Lasceux (1740–1831) and Jean-Nicolas Marrigues (1757–1834).

From 1832 to 1840, Gueit occupied the post of organist of the church of Saint-Paterne of Orléans, succeeding Sébastien Demar (pianist, composer, and organist of German origin, installed in Orléans since 1791, at the organ of Saint-Paterne since 1815). In this same city, Gueit was also a cellist at the musical institute (created in 1834), the predecessor to the modern conservatory.

He then returned to Paris, where he held the organ of the church of Saint-Denis-du-Sacrement and became a teacher at the INJA.

Here he taught the Orleanese organist Henri Victor Tournaillon (1832–1887), who entered the INJA on 16 November 1843.

He died in Paris, aged 54.

Musical production

Gueit published numerous collections for the organ. Some are written for "expressive organ" (the harmonium), a recent instrument, which enjoyed a certain vogue. He also wrote the Trois motets au Saint-Sacrement (three sang Élévations), as well as an Andante & Rondo for cello, avec accompagnement de piano.

There is relatively little organ music from this period, which makes the survival of certain indications of registration, mixed with other more modern elements (or at least "topical") interesting.

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Notes and References

  1. In his Biographie universelle des Musiciens, François-Joseph Fétis states he was born in Paris
  2. Web site: Biographie universelle des Musiciens et Bibliographie générale de la Musique. François Joseph. Fétis. 1 October 1862. Libr. de Firmin Didotfréres, fils et Cie. 1 October 2018. Google Books.