Composer, born in Paris. He studied law there from a sense of family duty, but at the same time developed an interest in musical composition under the guidance of César Franck. He helped to found the Schola Cantorum in 1894, and taught there and at the Conservatoire until his death. His works include several operas and orchestral pieces, notably Symphonie sur un chant montagnard français (1886, Symphony on a French Mountaineering Song).