PB
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French musician
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Male
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Birth:
23 June 1884(Auxerre)
Death:
6 February 1953(Auxerre)
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France Gall
The details
Biography
Paul Berthier (1884–1953) was the co-founder of Manécanterie des Petits Chanteurs à la Croix de Bois in 1906. He wrote a doctoral thesis on the legal protection of composers which has long been authoritative and an essay on Jean-Philippe Rameau. He was the grandfather of the singer France Gall, father of the composer and organist Jacques Berthier (1923–1994) and great grand-father of French producer, Raphael Hamburger.
He was the organist at Auxerre Cathedral until 1953. He composed the famous Christmas lullaby Dors ma colombe.