Au Pied de l'Autel (At the Foot of the Altar) Book One numbers 1, 2 and 3 all in C major.
Number one subtitled 'Invocation a César Frank'.
#1 Molto tranquillo
0:00
#2 Allegro moderato
3:33
#3 Andante pastorale
6:00
Joseph Guy Marie Ropartz (15 June 1864 – 22 November 1955) was a French composer and conductor. His compositions included five symphonies, three violin sonatas, cello sonatas, six string quartets, a piano trio and string trio, stage works, a number of choral works and at least 15 organ pieces, often alluding to his Breton heritage.
These 3 pieces are from Au pied de l'autel, 100 pieces for harmonium composed in 1916-19 and dedicated to A. Dupont.
Ropartz was born in Guingamp, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany. He studied initially at Rennes. In 1885 he entered the Conservatoire de Paris, studying under Théodore Dubois, then Jules Massenet, where he became a close friend of the young Georges Enesco. He later studied the organ under César Franck.