Charpentier, Gustave
(1860–1956)> COMPOSER
Charpentier, Gustave (25 June 1860, Dieuze; 18 February 1956, Paris), French composer, was encouraged by his father and godfather to study music, and, when the advancing Germans forced his family to flee to Tourcoing in 1870, he continued his studies there and became a member of the municipal band. His apparent talent and strong interest in music impressed his friends, especially the owner of the Lille spinning-mill where he had gone to work in 1875. M. Albert Lorthiois financed his studies at…