Arthur (Joseph August) Letondal. Pianist, organist, teacher, writer on music, b Montreal 30 Apr 1869, d there 12 May 1956; lauréat (Brussels Conservatory) 1893, D MUS (Montreal) 1925. After studying with his father, Paul, he obtained his diploma ca 1886 at the AMQ and taught for a few years at the Collège Ste-Marie. He then followed the advice his father gave his most gifted pupils and spent the years 1890-4 in Europe. At the Paris Conservatory he studied piano with Antoine-François Marmontel and harmony with Antoine-Barthélémy Taudou. Drawn by the reputation of the organist Alphonse Mailly, he worked under his direction at the Brussels Conservatory, also studying with Édouard Samuel (harmony), Arthur de Greef (piano), and Ferdinand-Hubert Kufferath (counterpoint and fugue). Kufferath and Mailly had a profound influence on Letondal's career as an organist and an accompanist of Gregorian chant. Text source : Wikipedia (Hide extended text) ... (Read all)
