Au Pied de l'Autel #38,39,40

Au Pied de l'Autel (At the Foot of the Altar) Book One numbers 38,39 and 40 all in G minor.

Joseph Guy Marie Ropartz (15 June 1864 – 22 November 1955) was a French composer and conductor. His compositions included five symphonies, three violin sonatas, cello sonatas, six string quartets, a piano trio and string trio, stage works, a number of choral works and at least 15 organ pieces, often alluding to his Breton heritage.

These 3 pieces are from Au pied de l'autel, 100 pieces for harmonium composed in 1916-19 and dedicated to A. Dupont.

Ropartz was born in Guingamp, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany. He studied initially at Rennes. In 1885 he entered the Conservatoire de Paris, studying under Théodore Dubois, then Jules Massenet, where he became a close friend of the young Georges Enesco. He later studied the organ under César Franck.