Henri Büsser (16 January 1872 – 31 December 1973) was a French classical music composer and conductor.
Paul-Henri Büsser was born in Toulouse (Haute-Garonne), France. He entered the Conservatoire in Paris in 1889 where he studied organ with César Franck and composition with Ernest Guiraud. As musical secretary to Charles Gounod, he received valuable advice, and with Gounod's assistance, was appointed orgainst at Saint-Cloud. In 1893, he won the P...
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Henri Büsser (16 January 1872 – 31 December 1973) was a French classical music composer and conductor.
Paul-Henri Büsser was born in Toulouse (Haute-Garonne), France. He entered the Conservatoire in Paris in 1889 where he studied organ with César Franck and composition with Ernest Guiraud. As musical secretary to Charles Gounod, he received valuable advice, and with Gounod's assistance, was appointed orgainst at Saint-Cloud. In 1893, he won the Prix de Rome for music, and upon his return from Italy, he began a career as a conductor. At the personal request of Claude Debussy, Büsser lead the fourth and all subsequant performances of Pelléas at Mélisande. Büsser also became a protégé of Jules Massenet, and was one of the elder composer's closest friends during the last two decades of his life.
Büsser began teaching at the Conservatoire in Paris in 1921, and was promoted to professor of composition in 1931. Noted students include the Japanese composer Tomojiro Ikenouchi (1906-1991). The...
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