Joseph Gelineau
Composer
1920 – 2008
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Who was Joseph Gelineau?
Joseph Gelineau was a French Catholic Jesuit priest and composer, mainly of modern Christian liturgical music. He was a member of the translation committee for La Bible de Jérusalem
Having entered the Society of Jesus in 1941, Gelineau studied theology at a Catholic seminary in Lyon and music in Paris.
Heavily influenced by Gregorian chant, he developed his Gelineau psalmody which is used worldwide. Later he composed numerous chants for the ecumenical French Taizé Community. He was associated with the Institut Catholique de Paris.
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- Born
- Oct 31, 1920
Maine-et-Loire - Also known as
- Gelineau, Joseph
- Nationality
- France
- Died
- Aug 8, 2008
Sallanches
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on July 23, 2013
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