Artist Info: André Caplet

André Caplet (November 23, 1878 – April 22, 1925) was a French composer and conductor. Caplet was born in Le Havre, Normandy.

He was a friend of Debussy and he orchestrated part of Debussy's Le Martyre de Saint-Sébastien (Bernac 1978, p. 221; Orledge 2003). He also collaborated with Debussy in the orchestration of La Boite a Joujoux. In 1911, Caplet prepared an orchestration of Debussy's Children's Corner, which, along with his orchestration [read more...]