About Alexandre Guilmant
Félix-Alexandre Guilmant (French pronunciation: [feliks alɛksɑ̃dʁ ɡilmɑ̃]; 12 March 1837 – 29 March 1911) was a French organist and composer. He was the organist of La Trinité from 1871 until 1901. A noted pedagogue, performer, and improviser, Guilmant helped found the Schola Cantorum de Paris. He was appointed as Professor of Organ in the Conservatoire de Paris in 1896. Guilmant was known for his improvisations, both in the concert and church setting. The collection was printed in ten volumes, the first in 1898 and the last (which Guilmant did not live to finalize) in 1914. In 1894 Guilmant founded the Schola Cantorum with Charles Bordes and Vincent d'Indy. A student first of his father Jean-Baptiste and later of the Belgian master Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens, he became an organist and teacher in his place of birth.
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