Biography
Maurice Thiriet (French: [tiʁjɛ]; 2 May 1906 – 28 September 1972) was a French composer of classical and film music. Born in Meulan, Yvelines, Maurice Thiriet attended the Paris Conservatory from 1925 to 1931, studying counterpoint and fugue with Charles Koechlin, and orchestration and arrangement under Alexis Roland-Manuel. Thiriet's career revolved mainly around film music, completing around seventy scores from 1942 to 1960. A fellow composer Maurice Jaubert, whose life was cut short during World War II, is often cited as a major influence on Thiriet's outlook.
Besides his cinematic output, Thiriet also composed several concert works, including a concerto for the flute, twelve ballets, and three operas. His compositional style, which Jaubert and Roland-Manuel influenced, is characterized by taught construction and modest, nearly impressionistic harmonization, often bearing a neo-classical grace similar to that of the music of Francis Poulenc and Jean Françaix. Thiriet's work was also presented in the art competition during the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Thiriet also wrote La Nigérienne, the former national anthem of Niger, in 1961.
Filmography
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Movies 51
![Figaro-ci, Figaro-là](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Figaro-ci, Figaro-là (1972)
![The Possessors](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/81012-the-possessors.jpg)
The Possessors (1958)
![King on Horseback](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/63323-king-on-horseback.jpg)
King on Horseback (1958)
![Thérèse Étienne](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/139162-therese-etienne.jpg)
Thérèse Étienne (1958)
![Crime and Punishment](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/44271-crime-and-punishment.jpg)
Crime and Punishment (1956)
![Air of Paris](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/104977-l-air-de-paris.jpg)
Air of Paris (1954)
![Flesh and the Woman](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/89118-flesh-and-the-woman.jpg)
Flesh and the Woman (1954)
![Thérèse Raquin](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/65197-therese-raquin.jpg)
Thérèse Raquin (1953)
![Fatal Affair](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/556096-les-amours-finissent-a-l-aube.jpg)
Fatal Affair (1953)
![Follow That Man](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/92697-follow-that-man.jpg)
Follow That Man (1953)
![Fan-Fan the Tulip](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/86081-fan-fan-the-tulip.jpg)
Fan-Fan the Tulip (1952)
![Passion](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/237484-passion.jpg)
Passion (1951)
![Death of a Stag](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/383303-a-hunt.jpg)
Death of a Stag (1951)
![La louve](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/235862-la-louve.jpg)
La louve (1949)
![Du Guesclin](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/41270-du-guesclin.jpg)
Du Guesclin (1949)
![Three Boys, One Girl](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/234258-three-boys-one-girl.jpg)
Three Boys, One Girl (1948)
![The Figurehead](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/233890-la-figure-de-proue.jpg)
The Figurehead (1948)
![Eternal Conflict](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/233893-eternel-conflit.jpg)
Eternal Conflict (1948)
![Not So Stupid](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/159984-pas-si-bete.jpg)
Not So Stupid (1947)
![Lawless Paths](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/160420-chemins-sans-loi.jpg)
Lawless Paths (1947)
![Sky Battalion](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/136753-le-bataillon-du-ciel.jpg)
Sky Battalion (1947)
![Queen's Necklace](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/120178-queen-s-necklace.jpg)
Queen's Necklace (1946)
![The Idiot](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/86068-l-idiot.jpg)
The Idiot (1946)
![Paméla](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/160904-pamela.jpg)
Paméla (1945)
![Le bal des passants](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/236171-le-bal-des-passants.jpg)
Le bal des passants (1944)
![The Roquevillards](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/236198-les-roquevillard.jpg)
The Roquevillards (1943)
![A Star to the Sun](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/236093-a-star-to-the-sun.jpg)
A Star to the Sun (1943)
![The Devil's Envoys](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/136185-les-visiteurs-du-soir.jpg)
The Devil's Envoys (1942)
![Adrienne Lecouvreur](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/161867-adrienne-lecouvreur.jpg)
Adrienne Lecouvreur (1938)
![The Woman I Love](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/48833-the-woman-i-love.jpg)
The Woman I Love (1937)
![Southern Carrier](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/73029-courrier-sud.jpg)
Southern Carrier (1937)
![The Terrible Lovers](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
The Terrible Lovers (1936)
![Once Upon a Time](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/693125-il-etait-une-fois.jpg)
Once Upon a Time (1933)
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GenderMale
Birthday1906-04-02
Deathday1972-09-28 (66 years old)
Birth NameMaurice Charles Thiriet
Birth PlaceMeulan-en-Yvelines, France
CitizenshipsFrance
AwardsLegion of Honour
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