Andre Pirro

Author André Pirro (1869-1943) is considered one of the most important pioneers of modern French musicology. He published numerous books and articles on music, among them the biography J.S. Bach, L'Orgue de Jean-Sébastien Bach, Dietrich Buxtehude, Descartes et la Musique, and Histoire de la Musique de la fin du XIVe siècle à la fin du XVIe. Pirro was also a member of the directorial committee of the Schola Cantorum, where he taught organ and music history, and in 1912 he succeeded Romain Roland...See more

Author André Pirro (1869-1943) is considered one of the most important pioneers of modern French musicology. He published numerous books and articles on music, among them the biography J.S. Bach, L'Orgue de Jean-Sébastien Bach, Dietrich Buxtehude, Descartes et la Musique, and Histoire de la Musique de la fin du XIVe siècle à la fin du XVIe. Pirro was also a member of the directorial committee of the Schola Cantorum, where he taught organ and music history, and in 1912 he succeeded Romain Roland as professor of music history at the Sorbonne. See less