11 Facts About Paul Bonneau

Paul Bonneau was a French conductor, composer and arranger, whose career was mainly in the field of light music and films.

Paul Bonneau won the premier prix d'harmonie in the class of Jean Gallon, the premier prix de fugue in the class of Noel Gallon and the premier prix de composition in the class of Henri Busser.

Paul Bonneau then became conductor of light orchestral music on national radio, a position he held for thirty years.

Over 30 years Paul Bonneau led 638 light music recording sessions, corresponding to more than 1,500 concerts broadcast on the national radio stations.

Paul Bonneau worked as a composer or as co-composer to 51 French films, and many short films too.

Paul Bonneau's other compositions include: a Suite pour orchestre, Concerto pour saxophone et orchestre, Suite pour saxophone et piano, Les Saisons for baritone and orchestra, Carillon de Westminster, symphonic poem, Tantum Ergo for tenor, choir and organ, Ouverture pour un Drame, Un Francais a New York and a Rhapsody for piano and orchestra.

Paul Bonneau was the composer of light orchestral music suites, many pieces for orchestra; he set to music ten fables of Jean de La Fontaine, and composed of many light melodies and songs.

Paul Bonneau wrote a large number of orchestral arrangements and vocal accompaniments for varieties.

Paul Bonneau adapted the songs of Jacques Offenbach for the operetta Offenbach's Folies Parisiennes.

Paul Bonneau made arrangements of many operettas, including Le Chanteur de Mexico, La Toison d'Or and A la Jamaique, Mediterranee, Rose de Noel and Le Secret de Marco-Polo, Le Prince de Madrid, L'Auberge du Cheval-Blanc, Gipsy, Les Trois Mousquetaires and Volga.

Paul Bonneau married the French pianist Jacqueline Robin on 22 January 1940 in Evreux.