Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Was the pen-name of Maurice Bourgeaux, a Breton musician, writer and activist who was a leading figu

Was the pen-name of Maurice Bourgeaux, a Breton musician, writer and activist who was a leading figure in Breton nationalism and federalist politics in the years before World War II. Duhamel was the son of a coal merchant from Rennes. From youth, he displayed great musical talent, composing his own original works, and collecting and arranging traditional Breton songs. He also worked as a journalist for music magazines. Meanwhile, he learned the Breton language and studied Breton literature.

Was a French composer, organist, and pedagogue.In 1912, he became chorister at the Rouen Cathedral C

Was a French composer, organist, and pedagogue.In 1912, he became chorister at the Rouen Cathedral Choir School, where he studied piano and organ with Jules Haelling. At age 17, upon moving to Paris, he took private organ lessons with Charles Tournemire, whom he assisted at Basilique Ste-Clotilde, Paris until 1927. In 1920 Duruflé entered the Conservatoire de Paris, eventually graduating with first prizes in organ, harmony, piano accompaniment, and composition.

Was a French composer, organist, and pedagogue.In 1912, he became chorister at the Rouen Cathedral C

Was a French composer, organist, and pedagogue.In 1912, he became chorister at the Rouen Cathedral Choir School, where he studied piano and organ with Jules Haelling. At age 17, upon moving to Paris, he took private organ lessons with Charles Tournemire, whom he assisted at Basilique Ste-Clotilde, Paris until 1927. In 1920 Duruflé entered the Conservatoire de Paris, eventually graduating with first prizes in organ, harmony, piano accompaniment, and composition.

Was a French violist whose teaching at the Conservatoire de Paris plays a key role in the history of

Was a French violist whose teaching at the Conservatoire de Paris plays a key role in the history of the viola in France. Vieux received his 1st Prize Viola in 1902 in the class of Théophile Laforge, the first viola professor of the Conservatoire de Paris. Thereafter, he was principal violist of the Opéra National de Paris (1907–1949) and the Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, and member of the Quatuor Parent and Quatuor Touche. In 1918, he replaced LaForge as professor of viola at the Conservatoire.

Was a French composer of classical music. Brought up in Dijon, Marie François Maurice Emmanuel beca

Was a French composer of classical music. Brought up in Dijon, Marie François Maurice Emmanuel became a chorister at Beaune cathedral after his family moved to the city in 1869. Subsequently he went to Paris, and he entered the Paris Conservatoire, where his composition teacher was Léo Delibes. At the Conservatoire he came to know Claude Debussy who was also a pupil there. In addition, he attended the Conservatoire classes of César Franck, about whom he wrote a short book in 1930 (César Franck: Etude Critique).

Was a French composer of incidental music for stage and film music, famous for his collaborations wi

Was a French composer of incidental music for stage and film music, famous for his collaborations with the masters of poetic realism Jean Vigo, René Clair, Julien Duvivier and Marcel Carné. He also had a long collaboration with Jean Giraudoux. From 1931-5 he was music director of the Pathé-Nathan studios, where he conducted not only his own scores but those of Arthur Honneger and Darius Milhaud. He makes a cameo appearance as a conductor in Kurt Bernhardt's La Nuit de décembre (1939). As a journalist he championed many composers, including Kurt Weill.

Was a French composer born in Biarritz. He composed from 1921 to 1984.

Was a French composer born in Biarritz. He composed from 1921 to 1984.

Was a French composer and conductor.

Was a French composer and conductor.

A French composer and orchestrator, born 6 February 1923 and died 19 October 1992 in Avignon, France

A French composer and orchestrator, born 6 February 1923 and died 19 October 1992 in Avignon, France. He studied composition at the Paris Conservatory and was a student of Olivier Messiaen. His work includes 19 original film scores and a number of television scores and orchestrations.1

S a Belgian poet, playwright, and essayist writing in French. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Lite

S a Belgian poet, playwright, and essayist writing in French. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911. The main themes in his work are death and the meaning of life.

Is a French writer and editor. Perhaps his best known book, translated into several languages, is th

Is a French writer and editor. Perhaps his best known book, translated into several languages, is the classic [1] Histoire du surréalisme (The History of Surrealism), published in French in 1944 and in English 21 years later, translated by Richard Howard.

Was an Anglo-French composer of Sephardic Jewish origin. Ohana's output includes the choral works Of

Was an Anglo-French composer of Sephardic Jewish origin. Ohana's output includes the choral works Office des Oracles and Avoaha (1992), three string quartets (1963, 1980, 1989), and two suites for ten-string guitar: Si le jour paraît... (1963)[1] and Cadran lunaire (1981-2)[2], as well as a Tiento for six-string guitar (1957).[3] He also wrote an opera entitled Syllabaire pour Phèdre.

French poet, was born at Lyon, where his father practised law.He was the centre of the Lyonnese côt

French poet, was born at Lyon, where his father practised law.He was the centre of the Lyonnese côterie that elaborated the theory of spiritual love, derived partly from Plato and partly from Petrarch. This spiritual love, which animated Antoine Héroet's

Was a French composer of classical and film music. he entered the Paris conservatory in 1925 to stud

Was a French composer of classical and film music. he entered the Paris conservatory in 1925 to study counterpoint and fugue with Charles Koechlin and orchestration and arrangement under Alexis Roland-Manuel. He graduated in 1931. During the forties Thiriet carved his career within film music, inspired by fellow composer Maurice Jaubert (who died in World War II), and wrote something like twenty scores from 1942 to 1960. Apart from his film work, Thiriet also composed several concert works, including a Flute concerto, ten ballets and two operas.

Was a French journalist and far right political activist. Initially a teacher and journalist for suc

Was a French journalist and far right political activist. Initially a teacher and journalist for such mainstream publications as Spectateur and Germinal Sicard joined the Parti Populaire Français in 1936 and soon took over the editorship of their journal Jeunesses de France.[1] He took over editing duties on their main journal L'Émancipation nationale in 1937 and soon became a leading figure within the party, joining their Politburo in 1938.[1] He also served the PPF as Propaganda Secretary.

Is an Argentine composer who has lived in Cologne, Germany since 1957. He is most famous for his int

Is an Argentine composer who has lived in Cologne, Germany since 1957. He is most famous for his interest in developing the theatrical side of musical performance.Many of his pieces give specific theatrical instructions to the performers, such as to adopt certain facial expressions while playing, to make their stage entrances in a particular way, to physically interact with other performers and so on. His work has often been compared to the Theatre of the Absurd.

Is a Chilean poet, singer-songwriter and musician. His literary and musical work is characterised by

Is a Chilean poet, singer-songwriter and musician. His literary and musical work is characterised by irony, satire, humour and use of colloquialisms.

Is an Italian television personality.He started his career as a journalist, little by little gaining

Is an Italian television personality.He started his career as a journalist, little by little gaining a certain popularity, and in the late 1970s appeared in several television shows before creating his most famous show, The Maurizio Costanzo Show, currently the most important and longest-lasting talk show in Italy. Costanzo's TV style includes subtle low-profile irony.

Is a journalist in the employ of the Italian daily newspaper La Stampa, for which he serves as Unite

Is a journalist in the employ of the Italian daily newspaper La Stampa, for which he serves as United States correspondent and for which he previously worked as European Union correspondent in Brussels and as diplomatic correspondent in Rome.

Was a Polish publicist. He participated in November Uprising as a chronicler - Powstanie narodu pols

Was a Polish publicist. He participated in November Uprising as a chronicler - Powstanie narodu polskiego w roku 1830 i 1831. After the defeat, he emigrated. In his early life, he was a supporter of Polish Jacobins ideology. He died in Auxerre.

Was a writer, ideologue and historian from the Republic of Dubrovnik. His work The Realm of the Slav

Was a writer, ideologue and historian from the Republic of Dubrovnik. His work The Realm of the Slavs influenced Slavic ideology and historiography in the later centuries

Was a prolific Croatian writer and Benedictine friar from Dubrovnik.He wrote prolifically throughout

Was a prolific Croatian writer and Benedictine friar from Dubrovnik.He wrote prolifically throughout his life, leaving a large body of work including prose, drama, religious and satirical poetry and an unfinished epic running to 4374 verses. In his writing he revealed himself to be a patriotic Dalmatian and Croatian.

Was a 13th-century Persian poet, Islamic jurist, and theologian. Rumi is a descriptive name meaning

Was a 13th-century Persian poet, Islamic jurist, and theologian. Rumi is a descriptive name meaning "the Roman" since he lived most of his life in an area called Rum because it was once ruled by the Byzantine Empire.According to tradition, Rumi was born i

A contemporary Australian author. He says about himself that he "put an extra X in his name for Syru

A contemporary Australian author. He says about himself that he "put an extra X in his name for Syrup because he thought it was a funny joke about marketing and failed to realize everyone would assume he was a pretentious asshole." [1] He commands a cult following for his blog and his "funny and clever" [2] books.Barry is also the creator of NationStates (a game created to help advertise Jennifer Government) and is the owner of the website Tales of Corporate Oppression. He lives in Melbourne with his wife and daughter and worked as a marketer for Hewlett-Packard before he became a novelist.

Is a German organist, composer and academic. On the initiative of Gabriel Dessauer, who wanted to ma

Is a German organist, composer and academic. On the initiative of Gabriel Dessauer, who wanted to make a performance of Reger's Requiem possible, Beckschäfer wrote an organ version of the short work, which the composer had scored for a huge orchestra and a choir to match. The organ version was premiered in 1985 in the Marktkirche Wiesbaden by the Reger-Chor, formed for the occasion, and Beckschäfer as the organist, conducted by Dessauer.[2]