Charles Tournemire, French organist and composer (born 1870)

Charles Tournemire

French composer and organist (1870–1939)

Charles Arnould Tournemire was a French composer and organist, notable partly for his improvisations, which were often rooted in the music of Gregorian chant. His compositions include eight symphonies, four operas, twelve chamber works and eighteen piano solos. He is mainly…