Louis Bourgault-Ducoudray

Louis Bourgault-Ducoudray (born February 2, 1840, Nantes, France—died July 4, 1910, Vernouillet) was a French composer and musicologist who influenced his contemporaries through his research on folk music. Bourgault-Ducoudray studied at the Paris Conservatoire, where he was a pupil of composer Ambroise Thomas. He wrote his first opera, L’Atelier de Prague, at age 18 and in 1862 was awarded the Prix de Rome for his cantata Louise de Mézières. In 1878 he was appointed professor...