Marcel Cariven
Marcel Auguste Antoine Cariven, born April 18, 1894, in Toulouse, France, died
November 5, 1979, in Crosne, Essonne, France, was a French conductor, composer,
orchestrator, and arranger. Cariven studied at the Conservatoire de Toulouse and
the Conservatoire de Paris under Xavier Leroux, Paul Vidal, and André Gedalge,
winning first prizes in harmony, music history, and composition in 1921. In
1931, Cariven became musical director of the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens,
specializing in operetta and popular music, and accompanying artists including
Maurice Chevalier, Suzy Delair, and ...
