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Yvonne Desportes

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Yvonne Desportes 1930

Yvonne Desportes (18 July 1907 – 19 July 1993) was a French composer, author, and music educator. She was born in Coburg, Germany, to Émile Desportes, a composer, and Bertha Troriep, a painter. She was a student of Paul Dukas and won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome in 1932. She taught at the Paris Conservatoire and wrote many music textbooks. She composed over 500 works.