Emmanuel, (Marie François) Maurice (1862–1938)

French musicologist and composer. He wrote several learned books on the musical idiom, Greek music, modal accompaniment, Burgundian folk song, and other subjects.

He studied at the Paris Conservatory and was a pupil of François Gevaert in Brussels. After various appointments as a historian and musician he became professor of music history at the Conservatory in succession to Louis Bourgault-Ducoudray in 1907 and retained the post until 1936.

Works Stage Prométhée enchaîné (1916–18) and Salamino (1921–28, both after Aeschylus); operetta Pierrot peintre (1886); incidental music for Plautus' Amphitryon.

Orchestral two symphonies, Suite française, Ouverture pour un conte gai, Zingaresca for orchestra.

Vocal three Odelettes anacréontiques for voice, flute, and piano (1911); In memoriam matris and Musiques for voice and piano.

Chamber violin and piano and cello and piano sonatas; Sonate bourguignonne and six sonatinas for piano.