Simone Plé

Simone-Marie Plé-Caussade (14 August 1897, Paris – 6 August 1986, Bagnères-de-Bigorre) was a French music pedagogue, composer and pianist. She wrote mainly works for solo piano and organ in addition to choral works, songs, chamber music, and sacred music. She notably published two volumes of piano music for children.

Plé-Caussade was married to composer Georges Caussade, 24 years her senior, who had been one of her teachers at the Conservatoire de Paris. Her other professors at the conservatoire included Alfred Cortot and Henri Dallier. She succeeded her husband as professor of fugue at the Paris Conservatoire in 1928. Her notable students included Gilbert Amy, Marc Bleuse, Antoine Bouchard, Herbert de Castro, Monic Cecconi-Botella, Pierre Gabaye, Betsy Jolas, Noël Lancien, Jean-Etienne Marie, Bruce Mather, Serge Nigg, Tolia Nikiprowetzky, Jean-Louis Petit, Makoto Shinohara, Georges-Émile Tanguay, and Serge Gut. See: List of music students by teacher: N to Q#Simone Plé-Caussade.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 14, 1897 (9th arrondissement of Paris), Died August 6, 1986 (Bagnères-de-Bigorre)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: harpsichord

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia (U.K.) WLX1328 12-in. 4/4/1930 Fantasia Simone Plé Harpsichord solo instrumentalist, harpsichord  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX1329 12-in. 4/4/1930 Toccata Simone Plé Harpsichord solo instrumentalist, harpsichord  
Columbia (U.K.) WL2172 10-in. 4/9/1930 La Dunquerque Simone Ple Harpsichord solo instrumentalist, harpsichord  
Columbia (U.K.) WL2173 10-in. 4/9/1930 Le tic toc choc ou les maillotins Simone Ple Harpsichord solo instrumentalist, harpsichord  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Plé, Simone," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/360349.

Plé, Simone. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/360349.

"Plé, Simone." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/360349

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