French composer Paul Mauriat

Paul Moriah ... With just one uttering itthe name begins to sound in the memory of music ... The French composer, one of the greatest masters of the twentieth century, was born in Marseilles in 1925 in a family of musicians, and when he turned 10 years old, without hesitation, he entered the conservatory. His favorite style of music was jazz, but at the same time he was fascinated by classical symphonies, which inspired him to create his own orchestra - at the age of 17 Paul gave concerts. When the Second World War began, he played throughout France, giving hope to people for a peaceful future.

After the war, he noticed the North Americancompany "A & R", which means "Artists and Repertoire", offering him to become an accompanist in various shows. This was the first step to fame and recognition - before the young composer opened his arms Paris, the legislator of not only fashion but also of world music. It was there that the French composer Paul Moria became the arranger of the magnificent chansonnier Charles Aznavour. Throughout the post-war decade, the young musician was the musical director of such celebrities as Maurice Chevalier, Dalida, Escudiero, Aznavour, Henry Salvador - countless tours, concerts, recordings ... Later, in the late 60s and early 70s, he would write for Mireille Mathieu.

In 1957, the French composer Paul Mauriatreleased a premiere album, which was in great demand. The title of the record was quite simple - "Paul Moria". Next, 1958 brought him an award at the festival "Golden Rooster of Chanson" for the song "Rendez-vos au lavandou".

In 1964 the album "Paul Mauriat and hisorchestra. "Paul Moriah begins to use pseudonyms - Nico Popadopoulos, Richard Audrey, Eduardo Rouault and many others, he believed that this would help to better understand the international character of his works, and he did not lose it - world fame came to him.

In parallel, he composed the soundtracks - music forfilms, including "Taxi to Tobruk", "Blast Bank", "Horace 62", "The Godfather". In the early 90's released a soundtrack for the film "Act, Sister!", Which then began to be re-recorded by famous artists of the world and is known to this day. Paul Moriah developed his own style, which became the most unique in its breadth and range - it was an unusual, light, bright and memorable music.

Paul Moriah entered the "Tor-100" version of one of theAmerican magazines, as the first French instrumental artist. The leading role in the works he gave to the strings - the most complicated staccato and legato, the virtuoso playing of the cellists and experiments with the arrangement gave his music an indescribable "French" charm, although his works have long gone beyond the limited musical framework. His approach was appreciated not only by French composers - he used musical directions of different countries.

French composer Paul Mauriat was awarded"Golden disc" in France, the title of Commander of Arts and recognition at the international level: his music was played in all kinds of advertisements, programs (in the USSR the famous "In the world of animals" and "Kinopanorama"), serials.

In 1998, Moriah left the stage, giving the lastconcert in Osaka. And in 2006, at the age of 81, the French composer Paul Moria died in the south of France in the city of Perpignan, in his house. Despite the fact that he made an invaluable contribution to music, his contemporaries and close friends, he was remembered as a modest, modest, friendly greatest composer.

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