Paul Le Flem

Epic moustache competition you say? WELL THEN, epic moustache competition you will get!!



Now to be completely honest, I've never actually heard a single composition by Paul Le Flem, I merely discovered him whilst being nerdy and google-ing composers for the express purpose of posting them on here. You see, I care for this blog so much that I would put aside my ever so glamorous and busy life, being an important musician and stuff, to post this. (Oh how I wish that were true. I don't have much of a life at the moment, pity me.) ANYWAY
Aside from being called Paul LE FLEM, which I think is a name funny enough in itself to warrant a post, he had an AMAZING AWESOME SWEET MO. I actually think he's fairly attractive too, I mean, his collar is too big for his tie, and he has silly glasses, but really, if all men were perfect us women would have nothing to do.
Also he lived to be 103, evidently the effect of having such wonderful facial hair. FACIAL HAIR FOR ALL!!!

Cécile Chaminade

Probably best known for her run-tastic Concertino for flute - typical French composer: lures you into a false sense of security with a pretty, achievable melody then BAM SEMIQUAVER SEPTUPLETS! - Cécile represents the vast majority of under-appreciated lady composers.

Even though almost all of her nearly 400 compositions were published, her profile actually took a dive throughout the 20th century, as everyone went nuts for modernism and dismissed late-Romantic French music (but it's so pretty!). According to The Norton/Grove Dictionary of Women Composers (that's right, I own this book), Cécile's fall from the popular table is also due to the socio-aesthetic conditions affecting women and their music.

AND THEY'D KNOW.


I also particularly like her range: she can do haughty AND ennui-filled.

Yann Tiersen

Yann Tiersen - he wrote the soundtrack to Amelie, his website has a video of him tooling about on a motorbike sort thing, he has Chris Martin eyes and a very tasteful beard. Good work him.