Raynald Arseneault, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian musician
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Place of Birth: Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
About Raynald Arseneault
- Raynald Arseneault (9 June 1945 – 27 January 1995) was a Canadian composer and organist.
- An associate of the Canadian Music Centre, his compositional output consists of more than 50 works.
- His style was particularly influenced by Ivan Wyschnegradsky and Giacinto Scelsi; both of whom he met with in Europe during the 1970s.
- He served for many years as the organist and director of sacred music at Saint-Marc Church in Rosemont.Born in Quebec City, Arseneault studied with Françoise Aubut and Gilles Tremblay at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal where he graduated with a premier prix in composition in 1973.
- That same year he won the Prix d’Europe which enabled him to pursue studies in France.
- He remained for eight years in that country where he studied composition with Tony Aubin, Claude Lefebvre, Claude Ballif, Ivo Malec and Michel Philippot.
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