The New International Encyclopædia/Pierné, Gabriel

PIERNÉ, pyâr′nā̇′, Gabriel (1863—). A French organist and composer, born at Metz. He was graduated at the Paris Conservatory, where he won many important prizes, including the Prix de Rome in 1882. He became organist at Sainte Clothilde in 1890, succeeding César Franck, and subsequently devoted himself largely to composition. He produced several operas (notably a four-act opera Izéil, 1894), all of which are highly regarded.