Michel Gonneville (born 31 July 1950) is a

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composer.

Career

He completed his

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at the Conservatoire Vincent-d'Indy in

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in 1972, where he won the premier prix in analysis and composition. He completed a

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at the

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in 1997. From 1975 to 1978 he won grants to study in Europe, where he took

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's composition courses and participated in the electronic music studio of Hans Ulrich Humpert. Returning to Canada in 1978, he became a teacher at the Rimouski Conservatoire, and then the

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. His work "Chute-parachute" "was a recommended work at the

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and has become one of ismost frequently played compositions." In 1994, he won the

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prize, which is awarded by the Émile Nelligan Foundation.

Career

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