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Yvonne Desportes
French composer
- From
- Coburg, France
- Active
- 1907–1993
- Releases
- 0
About
Yvonne Desportes (18 July 1907 – 29 December 1993) was a French composer, writer, and music educator. She was born in Coburg, Germany, to Émile Desportes, a composer, and Bertha Froriep, a painter. She was a student of Paul Dukas and won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome in 1932. She taught at the Paris Conservatoire and wrote many music textbooks. She composed over 500 works.
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- french composer
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- d28dd853-176c-4eba-b89a-ed2282a82c16
- ISNI
- 0000000121462982
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 9 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.