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Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse.
Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse.
One of his most widely known works is a Sicilienne for alto saxophone and piano. His many other chamber-music pieces include Andante et Scherzetto, for saxophone quartet. An Introduction, Romance, et Allegro, for bass trombone and piano.
A sonata for trumpet and piano.
And Euskaldunak, a sonata for alto saxophone and piano. His larger-scale compositions include a Requiem (premiered in 1981), as well as three works for piano and orchestra.
His music continues to be championed by present-day conductor Patrick Botti. Pierre Lantier died on 4 April 1998 in Ollioules, in southeastern France.