Yves-Marie Chiron de la Casinière (11 February 1897 – 26 October 1971) was a French musician, composer and music educator. Life Born in Angers, la Casinière studied with Nadia Boulanger at the École Normale de Musique de Paris and with Max d'Ollone and Georges Caussade at the Conservatoire de Paris. In 1925 he won the first Second Grand Prix de Rome with the cantata La mort d'Adonis. He worked as general inspector of the city of Paris for music lessons. In addition to his compositions, including symphonic works, instrumental concertos and chamber music, de la Casinière wrote several music pedagogical writings. La Casinière died in Paris on 26 October 1971. Works Hercule et les Centaures, symphonic poem, 1920 Symphonie pour piano et orchestre, 1922 Béatrix, cantata, 1923 Les Amants de Vérone, cantata, 1924 Sonatine for piano and cello, 1924 La mort d’Adonis, cantata, 1925 Persée et Andromède, symphonic poem Au clair de lune, song (éditions Maurice Sénart) 1926). , film score, 1927 Sonatine for piano and violin, 1941 Quatuor avec piano, 1942 Trio avec piano, 1944 7 Petites pièces très faciles pour clarinette for piano, 1956 Berceuse for oboe and piano, 1957 Thème varié for trumpet and piano, 1958 Concerto for pipe organ and orchestra, 1958 Études pour piano Le Cheval, song Bibliography He published several teaching books on music theory and piano learning studies. La Musique des origines A nos jours, Éditions Larousse, Paris 1946, Initiation à la lecture et à la dictée de la musique, 1958 25 minutes de travail pianistique et du disque, 1958 La technique du clavier par l'image, méthode de piano, 1958 La lecture musicale, série d'exercices progressifs ou complémentaires avec ou sans accompagnement de piano, 1958 References External links Yves de la Casinière (Musica et memoria) Palmarès Prix de Rome Concertino pour scie par Yves de la Casinière Film scores by Yves de la Casinière Yves de la Casinière (Encyclopedia.com) 1897 births People from Angers 1971 deaths 20th-century French composers French classical composers French male classical composers Conservatoire de Paris alumni École Normale de Musique de Paris alumni Prix de Rome for composition 20th-century French male musicians