CHARPENTIER, Louise

Louise Charpentier was a French harpist and composer, born in Paris in 1902. She came from a musical family: her father, Victor Charpentier, was a cellist and conductor, and her uncle was the composer Gustave Charpentier. She studied harp and became known both as a performer and as a composer of music for her instrument. World Harp Congress -
After the Second World War, she became especially known as a “vagabond harpist,” travelling through France and bringing harp music to audiences outside major concert halls. Her works include Rapsodie, La Boîte à musique, Suite française, Pavane, and Printemps. She died in Paris on 19 December 1964.